Mary Bowerman

USA TODAY Network

A Texas woman was arrested on Monday after allowing her three young children to get tattooed by a sex offender, according to authorities.

Ashley Nicole Weir, 31, was arrested and charged with three counts of tattoos prohibited for certain persons, after her ex-husband notified authorities she allowed their three young children to get tattoos, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Roger Wade.

Weir allowed her boyfriend’s brother, who is not a licensed tattoo artist, to give the children tattoos on their ankles. According to Wade, the amateur tattoo artist, Dakota Popham, is also a registered sex offender.

The children are all under the age of 13 and had tattoos including an infinity sign and a heart with an arrow.

According to police documents, Weir's ex-husband said his son called him and asked him to pick them up on Monday evening.

“When their father got to the house, he found her drunk, passed out in bed, and the child said something to the effect of, ‘I have a surprise you might not like,'” Wade said.

Weir was arrested around 11 p.m. Monday and is still in custody. According to Wade, she faces three charges of tattoos prohibited for certain persons, and is also being held on two outstanding warrants.

In Texas, it’s against the law to tattoo children under the age of 18.

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