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Iowan imprisoned for not protecting daughter from sex abuse

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman has been given 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of her daughter.

The Daily Nonpareil reports (http://bit.ly/1S1sV02 ) that the woman also had pleaded guilty to lascivious acts. Prosecutors modified one of the charges and dropped two other counts in exchange for the woman's pleas.

The Associated Press is not naming the woman to protect the identity of her daughter. The woman's former boyfriend has been charged with several felony sex abuse counts.

Police say the mother told investigators that she saw the boyfriend sexually abuse her daughter over several years, starting when the girl was younger than 10. The woman told police she witnessed the abuse as many as seven times and never reported it or protected her daughter.

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Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, http://www.nonpareilonline.com

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