Two parents have been accused of planning to sexually abuse their two-month-old daughter before she was born, according to ‘disturbing texts’. Skyler Klassen, 22, and Madison Bishop, 21, were taken into custody in Madison, Wisconsin, after officers allegedly discovered child sex abuse material on Klassen’s phone.
A criminal complaint reveals that at the time of his arrest, Klassen had an active warrant related to child sex abuse material in Nevada. Police allege that Klassen confessed to sexually assaulting Bishop’s newborn daughter, with the suspected assault believed to have occurred on April 7.
Officers claim to have found images of the baby genitals and a video of the infant being digitally abused on Klassen’s phone. The complaint also alleges that police uncovered explicit text messages between Klassen and Bishop prior to the baby’s birth, suggesting they were already plotting to sexually abuse her.
Prosecutors say the duo continued to discuss their intentions towards the infant and frequently shared child sex abuse material.
“I wanna be a good tradwife nd teach our girls how to be good toys,” Bishop allegedly wrote to Klassen in a text, according to the complaint.
Other messages Bishop is alleged to have sent to Klassen include, “I think a lot more people are into this than admit it tbh,,,if it was legal then a lot more people would I think,” and “I’m so excited to raise a lil porn star,” per the complaint.
Klassen was arrested in Nevada and extradited to Wisconsin on April 9, while Bishop was apprehended on April 15.
The City of Madison Police Department detailed in their incident report regarding the arrest of Klassen, they said: “Detectives with the Madison Police Department’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) received a tip that a male was currently in possession of child pornography. Madison Police were able to contact the male and take him into custody.
“During the investigation, additional evidence was recovered and also information relating to a sexual assault of a child.
“Skyler Klassen, 22, was arrested for 1st degree sexual assault of a child, sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography.”
Online court records show Klassen faces charges including first-degree child sexual assault, incest, child exploitation, and child pornography. Meanwhile, Bishop faces one charge each of failing to act on and conspiracy to commit first-degree child sexual assault.
Currently, both are confined at Dane County Jail in Madison. Bishop is set to appear for a preliminary hearing on April 30.
Klassen, on the other hand, has opted to waive his preliminary hearing.
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