"In 2020, Lester took sexually explicit photos of an 8-year-old child and distributed them to multiple individuals online using Whisper, a social media application that allows users to post and share photo and video messages anonymously," the release said. "When interviewed by police, Lester admitted to using Whisper and other social media applications to meet people and solicit child pornography." 

Lester also admitted that she sent photos of the child in hopes that others would send her pictures of child sex crimes in return, the release said. 

On July 6, 2023, Lester violated her release conditions by using an internet-connected cellphone, the release said. When police searched her phone, they found nude photos of herself and other adults she had been talking with online, plus messages where she told other adults how she sexually abused her victim. 

"A forensic search later conducted on her phone revealed 44 videos (sexual photos of children)," the release said. "On July 10, 2023, Lester’s pretrial release was revoked."