COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman will stand trial on a charge of aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of her young daughter. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 37-year-old Catherine Provancha was arrested on Aug. 26th and charged with third-degree aiding and abetting of sexual abuse. Her trial is set to begin Nov. 17th.

The woman’s former boyfriend has been charge with several felony sex abuse counts. Police say the mother told investigators that she saw the boyfriend sexually abuse her daughter over several years, starting when the girl was younger than 10. The woman told police she witnessed the abuse as many as seven times and never reported it or protected her daughter.