BRADENTON, Florida – from www.heraldtribune.com – A 30-year-old Bradenton woman has been arrested on charges of sexual battery for using sex toys on children she was supervising, including one child who is two years old.

Tawnya Rae Burrows, 30, of the 5600 block of Manatee Avenue West, also faces charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition, and distributing obscene material to minors for letting two children, aged 8 and 7, see a pornographic movie.

Two of the victims drew similar photos of the items used in the acts, which occurred between April 1 and June 30, according to an arrest report.

Burrows told police she owned some sex toys but denied using them in the presence of the children or doing anything inappropriate with the children.

from www.brandenton.com –

MANATEE — A Manatee woman has been arrested on sexual battery and lewd exhibition charges after an 8-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister told authorities she molested the girl, performed sex acts in front of them and also molested their 2-year-old sister.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reports say Tawnya Rae Burrows, 30, often had care of the children while their father was away, the sheriff’s report said.

The girl also told authorities Burrows put on a pornographic movie in front of the children, the sheriff’s report said.
Tawnya Burrows
Tawnya Burrows

Detectives arrested Burrows Saturday on three counts of sexual battery, four counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition and a count of introduction of obscene material to a minor.

She was being held in the Manatee County jail on $71,000 bond.