The Dakota County Attorney’s Office says 38-year-old Katherine Bodem made the plea Tuesday in the August 25 death of her daughter Cecilia.
Authorities have said Cecilia drowned in a bathtub while Bodem left the infant and her 2½-year-old brother alone for nearly 20 minutes while she shopped for shoes online. Neighbors who performed CPR were unable to revive the baby.
Bodem will be sentenced May 19 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings.

