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A B.C. woman who sent explicit photos of her nine-year-old daughter to a man in Australia who turned out to be a pedophile has avoided jail time.

The woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, pleaded guilty to one count of endangering the morals of her daughter, who also cannot be named.

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In August 2016, the mom began an online relationship with the man, who is only identified by the initials G.H. in a ruling on the case.

The two communicated through Facebook messages, with the relationship eventually becoming sexually explicit.

G.H. tried to persuade the mom to involve her daughter in the online communications, asking her to allow the daughter to see his private parts. He also sought to have the mom allow him to see the daughter’s genitalia.

The mom sent G.H. two “selfie” photos of herself in bed with her daughter, taken using her cellphone. One of the photos showed the daughter sucking her mother’s nipple and looking in the direction of the camera.