Remee Lee was elated when she became pregnant , but those feelings quickly turned into a nightmare that wo n't let go of her . Her boyfriend was n't happy about the pregnancy , but it was Lee 's dream to have a child . Until her boyfriend , John Andrew Welden , took that dream away . This week , Welden , 28 , pleaded guilty to killing their unborn baby . How ? He tricked Lee into taking an abortion pill , causing her to miscarry . `` Every day is a nightmare for me ever since this began , '' Lee told Chris Cuomo on CNN 's 'New Day ' Tuesday . `` Even hearing the guilty ( plea ) yesterday , it 's hard to believe it , it 's hard to read it and know that this actually happened to me . '' Guilty plea ca n't take away pain . Lee , 26 , was in the Florida courtroom Monday , dabbing away tears as her former boyfriend accepted a plea deal that could send him to prison for at least 13 years . Follow the conversation with Chris Cuomo . Welden was indicted under the rarely used federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act , a murder charge that carries a life sentence . Todd Foster , Welden 's defense attorney , told reporters that the stakes of going to trial were too high . `` The possibility of a mandatory life sentence , no discretion to the judge , obviously is a big factor , '' Foster said . `` Obviously it 's tragic all around from every angle , and I think that 's recognized . '' Those who know Lee say she 's still burdened by sadness . `` Nothing is going to bring back what was taken from her , '' Lee 's attorney Gil Sanchez said . She trusted him . Lee has said she was madly in love with Welden when she suspected she was pregnant . They went together for a sonogram at Welden 's father 's Tampa-area clinic . The test showed she was six weeks pregnant . Despite her boyfriend 's reluctance , Lee planned to have the baby . Days later , Welden told Lee that her blood tests had shown that she had an infection and needed to take amoxicillin . But instead of the antibiotic , Welden brought her Cytotec , a drug that causes contractions . Welden told her to take three pills a day . She trusted him . After she took only one pill , Lee was rushed to the hospital with abdominal pain and bleeding . She lost the baby . When doctors inspected the pills , it was discovered that they were not antibiotics , but abortion pills . `` There 's just no words for the horror I wake up with every day that this is my reality . There 's no escaping it , there 's no turning it off , '' Lee said . Welden said nothing as he left the courtroom Monday . Surrounded by security , he silently walked by a group of reporters , got into a black Hummer and was driven away . Welden is scheduled to be sentenced December 5 . Women selling positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist .
John Welden pleaded guilty Monday . He was accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion pill . Welden faced a life sentence but took a plea deal . He is scheduled to be sentenced in December .