Mother Allegedly Trafficked Her 11-Year-Old Daughter For Cash, Drugs

A 36-year-old woman in St. Louis County, Minnesota, is facing decades in prison for the alleged sex trafficking of her minor daughter.

Daisy Joy Buley, of Ely, Minnesota, is set to appear in court Monday for a hearing on multiple sex crime charges, local outlet Bring Me The News reported.

According to a report from the St. Louis County jail, Buley was arrested on Aug. 24, a few weeks after her daughter, whose name was not disclosed, came forward with the allegations.

The girl, who is now in her late teens, told authorities that she was allegedly trafficked by Buley to several different men "in exchange for money and drugs" starting when she was 11 years old until she was 13, the criminal charges said.

The victim alleged that she had been trafficked at least seven times and that her mom would forbid her from eating and force her to "get pretty" for the men.

Buley would allegedly take her daughter to the men's residences, all located in "small towns," and would leave her alone with the suspects, who would then sexually assault the girl, the charges said.

The men would call Buley to pick up her daughter when they were done, the victim alleged. The mother allegedly would be paid in cash or narcotics.

"Usually, Buley would send (her daughter) out to the car, and then stay and talk with the men for a while," the charges said.

The victim also told investigators that her mom would allegedly threaten to kill her if she tried to fight back or tell anyone about the alleged sex trafficking.

Buley has been charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and another count of first-degree aggravated sex trafficking. She is facing decades behind bars for both charges.

However, prosecutors asked the court for harsher penalties beyond the sentencing guidelines in a motion filed last week, citing multiple aggravating factors.

These included the defendant's relationship with the victim and the fact that at least one of the crimes occurred "in a location in which the victim had an expectation of privacy."

Buley is being held in custody on a $102,000 bond, St. Louis County jail records showed.