Katie Heidinger, 31, Velva, has been charged in district court in McHenry County with three counts of Class AA felony gross sexual imposition for allegedy sexually abusing three boys ranging in age from 1 to 6, Class A felony promoting an obscene performance by a minor child for allegedly recording herself sexually abusing a small boy, and Class C felony possession of child pornography for the images found on her cell phone.

Court records show that Heidinger was scheduled to make an initial appearance on the charges on Friday before Judge Michael Hurly. She is being held at the Heart of America Correctional Center in Rugby, according to the McHenry County Sheriff.

A Minot man, Derrick Stephen Walker, 43, was charged in district court in Ward County on Thursday with three counts of Class C felony child pornography after authorities reportedly found about 20 images on his cell phone.

According to court affidavits, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department tipped off the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation after they received a report that Heidinger had sexually abused the three young boys in McHenry County, taken video recordings and still images of the abuse with her cell phone, and shared them with Walker via Snap Chat. Heidinger admitted abusing the boys and sending the images to Walker between August 2019 and Monday, Jan. 6. Walker appeared in district court in Minot on Thursday before Judge Stacy Louser.