Opinion ID: 220160
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Heading: Defendants' Crimes

Text: Barkau, Palmer, and the child lived in the same home. In 2000, when the child was 12 years old, Palmer helped Barkau train the child to become a dominatrix. Palmer also allowed Barkau to engage in sexual intercourse and BDSM activities with her daughter. In 2002, Barkau created an illicit BDSM business, advertising the child as Mistress Alisha on a website. [2] For approximately two years, Barkau sold the child's services to men for online and in-person BDSM activitiesincluding bondage, beatings, burnings, and genital mutilations. Barkau earned as much as $80,000 from the business.