At the time of the crime, Alt was a church youth volunteer at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in San Clemente and Irvine, and had access to children, authorities said following her arrest.
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Alt was named Mrs. Orange County in 2014 and competed in the 2014 Mrs. California pageant.
Alt is accused of electronically sending a Marine based in Southern California sexually explicit images of a 4-year-old relative in exchange for cash and gifts, the statement said.
Alt is also suspected of advertising unspecified services online that sometimes led to her having sex with clients in exchange for money with her children present, Hallock alleged.
Anyone with information regarding additional victims is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victim’s Unit at 714-647-7418 or 714-647-7000.
A beauty queen and a Mormon married mother of three was arrested on charges of child pornography Wednesday in San Diego. Often, she was also accompanied by her child.
Under questioning, Alt reportedly acknowledged using the child to manufacture and then distribute pornographic pictures, the release states.
She was charged with producing and distributing child pornography, as well as lascivious conduct with a child.
She was arrested by police during a traffic stop and is being held on bail of $US100,000 ($136,000).
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According to a report via heavy, police said the investigation into the woman’s activities began after the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) learned about the child pornography photos. Alt’s husband is now caring for their children, and police do not think he was aware of the pornography. Lt. Jeff Hallock told the Orange County Register that she advertised on Craigslist.
