Indiana Toddler 'Sold To Child Pornographer'

A US woman has been charged with selling her 18-month-old daughter to a man who used her to make child pornography, according to court documents.

A Federal Grand Jury indictment says Natisha Hillard, 24, of Indiana, sold the child to 39-year-old Christopher Bour.

Hillard and Bour are being held in jail, awaiting their arraignments on Monday.

His felony charges include production and possession of child pornography and purchasing a child for use in pornography.

According to the sexually graphic court records, there is evidence Bour used the young girl "to assist him to engage in sexually explicit conduct".

Hillard is charged with selling the girl to Bour with knowledge she "would be portrayed in a visual depiction assisting another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct".

In an FBI raid on Bour's home, authorities found videos and photographs of people engaging in sex acts with pre-pubescent children, including images of Bour doing so, court documents said.

Hillard could also be seen in some of the photographs.

Police were tipped off by an unnamed woman who said she gave Bour in-home massages and saw child pornography playing on his computer during a February visit.

An ensuing sting operation produced text messages from Bour describing his sexual preference for young children, according to court records.

Bour reportedly met Hillard through a dating service.