Baby Sitter Accused Of Letting Man Have Sex With Girl, 12, For Money

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) _ A baby sitter accused of allowing a man to have sex with a 12-year-old girl in her care for money was charged with pimping, police said. <br/><br/>Amber Salts, 20, took the girl

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 2:54 pm

By: News On 6

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) _ A baby sitter accused of allowing a man to have sex with a 12-year-old girl in her care for money was charged with pimping, police said.

Amber Salts, 20, took the girl to the home of a 48-year-old man she had been ``romantically involved'' with and allowed the girl to have sex with him, said Madison County sheriff's Sgt. Mike Dixon.

Larry Westwood paid the girl $140, which she split with Salts, police said.

Salts was charged Friday with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and pimping. Westwood was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault.

The girl was treated at a local hospital this week and released with no physical injuries.

Salts and Westwood are being held at the Madison County jail. Salts is being held on $7,500 bond. Westwood's bond is $150,000.

Jail officials did not know whether they have attorneys.