Adult Film Actress Admits Hiring a Hitman to Kill Her Child's Father

An adult film actress accused of trying to hire a hitman to murder the father of her child faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday, PEOPLE confirms.

The person she believed to be the hitman was actually an undercover police officer.

Danforth was arrested Dec. 19 at the Spokane International Airport in Washington, and has remained jailed since then.

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The down payment covered half of an agreed-upon $5,000 fee, according to the plea agreement.

Danforth pleaded guilty in federal court in Coeur d’Alene to two counts of using interstate commerce facilities — using the mail and telephone lines — in the commission of murder for hire, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Each count carries a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release of up to three years.

Danforth is due to be sentenced Dec. 2.

She has performed in adult films under the names Lynn Passion and Lynn Pleasant.

source: people.com