SLAYTON, Minn. – A 25-year-old Slayton woman who sent cellphone photographs of her 6-year-old daughter to a "friend" to try to sexually arouse him will apparently be able to stay out of prison and keep her children if she follows probationary guidelines.

Tyna Rae Patch, 25, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to one count of dissemination of pornographic work involving a minor. The plea deal would dismiss her second charge of possession of pornographic work involving a minor. A stay of adjudication in the case will keep Patch out of prison if she successfully completes the terms of the agreement. A stay of adjudication will also keep the conviction off of Patch's criminal record provided she completes her probation.

Patch told a Slayton police officer that she had sent up to six nude photographs of her then-6-year-old daughter to a man whom she denied having met or having had an intimate relationship with for the purposes of his sexual arousal.

In court Monday, Patch confirmed under oath that she had sent nude photos of her child that she had taken herself. She identified the third party as a "friend" and confirmed her intent was to generate "sexual arousement."

Murray County Attorney Travis Smith told Judge Christina Wietzema he'd agreed to the plea arrangement in the case due to the incident occurring over a year ago. Smith said the case had initially been presented to his predecessor who'd opted to pursue the matter as a Child in Need of Protection or Services case and not the criminal avenue Smith had pursued when he took office. Smith also noted progress had been made in that case.

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Patch will be on probation for up to seven years as part of the plea agreement. She agreed to a number of conditions in order to receive the stay of adjudication in the case.

Some of the conditions call for Patch to undergo a pre-sentence psychosexual assessment, not possess or use any sexually explicit material, no unsupervised contact with any minors except her own children and relatives, no use of her children's technology devices in her home, no sending of any cellphone text photos and to abide by all CHIPS guidelines.

She will be allowed to access the Internet through a home computer/laptop. The device is to be disclosed to her supervising agent. She also agreed that all such devices capable of storing or accessing explicit material in her home, on her person or in her vehicle shall be allowed to be searched by her supervising agent or law enforcement at any time.

Patch’s attorney also said this charge cannot be used as a basis for terminating her parental rights in her other cases. The pornography charge cannot be used as a basis for terminating her rights.

Wietzema accepted Patch's guilty plea Monday afternoon and will issue a sentence in the case at a future date. Patch's criminal history shows a previous conviction in a 2012 Jackson County case of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct-lewd exhibition-with someone under 16 present, a gross misdemeanor.