UPDATE: Man Pleads Guilty to Abusing Girl, Wife’s Court Date Set

ST. CLOUD -- A man accused of sexually abusing a young girl with the help of his wife has pleaded guilty.

Forty-six-year-old Shannon Hauser pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct with someone under 16-years-old. He'll be sentenced March 1st.

Hauser and his wife, 38-year-old Nikki Hauser, are accused of repeatedly sexually abusing the girl dating back to at least 2011 and continuing until early 2017.

The girl told a social worker the couple would force the girl to engage in sex acts with them at least once per week and up to three times per day.

Nikki Hauser is due in court February 22nd.