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Mom accused of selling explicit breastfeeding tapes also has porno video

Leigh Felten
Leigh Felten
Posted at 6:30 PM, Apr 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-27 14:15:09-04

TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A woman facing a number of charges related to a series of videos where she is seen breastfeeding while inappropriately touching a child is also featured on several online porn sites.  

WTXL has confirmed Leigh Felten has some porn videos posted on various websites.   

Under the title, “Leigh Felten AKA Sugar Leche,” Felten, appears in at least one pornography video on the website PornHub.


TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A Leon County judge has ruled that a Tallahassee woman's videos of her breastfeeding an infant are not protected under free speech rights.

Leigh Felten was in court Wednesday for a motion hearing to dismiss her charges and suppress evidence in her case. She is facing a number of charges related to a series of videos where Felten was seen breastfeeding while inappropriately touching a child.

Felten has been in jail for more than two years. Her charges include promoting child pornography. 

She was a piano teacher at Ms. Leigh's Piano Studio in Tallahassee at the time of her arrest. Investigators say the child in the videos was confirmed as her biological 18-month-old child.

Felten’s attorneys argued the videos were considered free speech under the First Amendment. They say that because the videos in question were never reviewed by a judge, "probable cause in no way meets constitutional standards."

The prosecutors said the videos should be considered "child pornography" and were not protected by the First Amendment. The State contended that the videos are "actual evidence of a child being victimized repeatedly." 

But Felten's attorneys say it's not child pornography. They argue it's a clear case of exercising the First Amendment. 

"A mother breastfeeding her child cannot be prosecuted under any circumstances under Florida law. Now, that child was breastfeeding. That's all he's doing in these videos. The mother can do anything she wants," said John Eagen, Lead Defense Attorney. "If she wants to stand there in lingerie and be filmed, that's her right and that's protected speech." 

The judge chose not to review the videos in court. Felten's attorneys say they were "shocked" by that decision, but plan to keep fighting. 

"This judge doesn't even want to look at the videos, doesn't even want to consider it. Whatever the state tells her, that's what she believes," said Eagen." It makes it very difficult, and it's going to be a hard-fought battle, but this is, you know, two and a half years I've been doing this. Two and a half years, if I have to do it, I'll do it a lot longer."

In the end, a judge denied the motion. The case has been continued to May 16.

Felten is facing charges for capital sexual battery of a child under 12 years old, lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12 years old, promoting sexual performance by a child, and possession with intent to promote child pornography. 


TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A woman accused of filming and selling sexually explicit videos of her breastfeeding an infant, has filed a motion asking that the judge in the case be disqualified for bias. 

On Tuesday, Leigh Felten's attorney asked that Judge Angela Dempsey be disqualified in the case because of her involvement in the Catholic Church, according to motion documents.

Felten's attorney submitted that Felten was worried that she would not receive a fair ruling because of the judge's ties to the Catholic Church. They said that Judge Dempsey would have even more reason to "zealously" prosecute Felten for multiple counts of child pornography.

In the motion, Felten's attorney detailed multiple instances where they felt Judge Dempsey has failed to remain unbiased, one example citing over 60 decisions in child hearings favoring law enforcement that were reversed.

Felten was arrested one year ago on Oct. 12th for multiple charges including fondling/molesting a child and cruelty toward a child/allowing a child to engage in sex.

The Tallahassee Police Department says they were contacted by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin after a witness told them her husband, Blaude Lein, purchased and downloaded seven videos of Felten breastfeeding while inappropriately touching a child.

Authorities say in addition to purchasing the videos, Lein had traveled to Tallahassee where he had sex with Felten.

When officers went to Felten's home over the weekend, they discovered more explicit videos of Felten and the child.

According to her website, Felten is a piano teacher at Ms. Leigh's Piano Studio in Tallahassee.

Felten's next court date is pre-trial case management on Dec. 12th. A trial date has not been scheduled.