Babysitter arrested for sexually assaulting young children then bragging to boyfriend

A babysitter sexually abused young children then bragged about her sick attacks in text messages to her boyfriend, police have said.

Ashley Dack, 29, and Patrick Schuneman, 37, are accused of carrying out sex attacks on children as young as 11-months-old.

Police in Houston, Texas, say they were caught after a friend of Dack's found explicit messages on her phone.

Graphic picture and text messages were found including one extremely disturbing exchange which reveals how the pair allegedly planned to kidnap and sexual torture a young girl in Dack's car.

According to KPRC, Dack allegedly texted Schuneman in 2012: "There is a little girl at lunch with blonde pig tails, kept dancing around on the floor. Wanted you 2 to be hiding in my car and I could bring her 2 you. Maybe 4 (years of age)"

Schuneman allegedly replied: "Would love that. Would you join us or leave us alone?"

Dack allegedly replied she would "join", before adding, "She'd be so scared. But no one could hear her if we were in my car."

According to court documents, Dack also sent Schuneman an image of her abusing an 11-month-old child.

He allegedly replied "incredible" and "best ever seen. Thank you."

The pair are charged with sexual performance by a child and super aggravated sexual assault of a child.

"The defendants befriend women who have small children to gain access to the children," said prosecutor Tiffany Dupree.

They are in jail being held on a $350,000 bond.