A Hartville, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court to using a minor to produce child pornography.

Chelese Penn, 25, of Hartville, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool Thursday to both counts contained in a Jan. 20, 2015, federal indictment.

Penn admitted that she used a minor, identified as Jane Doe #1, to produce child pornography between July 1, 2012, and Oct. 3, 2014. Penn also pleaded guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet during that time.

Under federal statutes, Penn is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 50 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $500,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.