A teenager has been charged with felony child abuse after recording herself lighting a joint and forcing a toddler to inhale.

Naledi Roberts, 17, was arrested by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday after detectives discovered the footage.

On Thursday, March 23, deputies responded to a private residence in unincorporated Largo for allegations of child abuse.

She initially admitted to smoking marijuana near the victim, a one-year-old girl, who she was babysitting for her friend, 16, the mother of the child.

But after officers confronted her with the footage, she admitted to placing the cigarette in the victim’s mouth.

Roberts can be seen placing the lit joint into the tot’s mouth, she then inhales and the embers glow brighter.

Naledi Roberts, 17, was arrested by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday after detectives discovered the footage

She then takes it out of the victim’s mouth and place sit into her own before inhaling, though it is unclear how officers were able to obtain the footage.

After her arrest she refused to provide an explanation as to why she put the drug into the child's mouth.

Roberts was then arrested and charged with one count of Felony Child Abuse, and was transported to the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Centre.

A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman told DailyMail.com that the child did not appear to have suffered any long-lasting injuries because of the incident.

They added that it was unclear if Roberts had posted the footage online, or how officers uncovered it.

Roberts has no prior criminal history, apart from two traffic violations for driving with a learner permit without a person aged 21 or over in the passenger seat

Roberts has no prior criminal history, apart from two traffic violations for driving with a learner permit without a person aged 21 or over in the passenger seat. 

She paid two fines of $166 for each offence, with one taking place in October 2021 and the second in December 2022. 

In Florida the punishment for child abuse in Florida varies depending on the defendant’s previous conviction and the impact of the acts.

As a third-degree felony, child abuse or neglect that doesn’t cause bodily harm, disfigurement or disability is punishable by up to five years in prison and/or fines of up to $5,000.

More severe forms of child abuse often result in harsher penalties.

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