Prosecutors are asking a Douglas County judge to give a Lawrence woman prison time instead of probation.

Natasha Brown was found guilty in early October of two counts of aggravated endangerment of a child and one count of lewd and lascivious behavior in a case involving two girls, who now are 9 and 11.

Amy McGowan, an attorney for the prosecution, said Brown qualified for an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines because of the age of the victims and because the defendant had a relationship of trust with the two girls.

During Brown’s trial, prosecutors presented evidence accusing Brown of protecting her husband instead of telling authorities he was sexually abusing the girls during a two-year period at the couple’s north-central Lawrence home.

Brown’s attorney, Napoleon Crews, argued that the statutes already account for the ages of the victims and that the relationship of trust of the victims was with Brown’s husband, Donald Brown. He faces charges including three counts of child rape. He’s accused of having sex with and molesting the two girls from June 2008 to May of this year. His trial is set for January.

Douglas County District Judge Peggy Kittel has 20 days to rule on the prosecution’s motion before Natasha Brown is sentenced, and both sides will have the opportunity to file additional written arguments.