Woman arrested for arranging a hitman to kill ex-husband

Rachael Natalie Leahy, 34, was arrested after meeting with an undercover detective believing he was a hitman for hire

A woman charged with hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband allegedly asked if he could be “made into a sex slave” instead, police said.

Rachael Natalie Leahy was arrested on Thursday following a meeting with an undercover detective, according to an arrest affidavit.

Prosecutors say the 34-year-old, from Florida, told the undercover officer she wanted full custody of her three children.

Believing the cop to be a hitman, she told him one possible approach would be to have him kidnapped, taken to another country and forced in sex slavery, the affidavit shows.

According to the police document, Leahy was reminded that she could change her mind but told the undercover officer that she "wants her kids back and she has played nice for too long".

She turned up at the agreed meeting spot and handed over $1,500 in cash, telling the hitman she wanted to be out of the country when the murder took place.

She was arrested on the spot and later charged with solicitation of premeditated murder.

She was released from custody after paying a $100,000 bond, the New York Daily News reported.