The mid-Michigan mom accused of catfishing her own daughter and her daughter's boyfriend has been sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.

Kendra Licari of Beal City, pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor after sending harassing text messages to her daughter and the girl's boyfriend for more than a year.

Police say Licari hid her identity with fake IP addresses and attempted to make it look like another student was sending the messages.

At her sentencing, Licari apologized and said she's getting help for her own mental illness and trauma. Jill McKenny, the mother of the boy victim, says "prison is a good start, give her some time to think about what she did, time away from her daughter and everybody else."