The former New Hampshire lawmaker accused of working with an ex-romantic partner and daycare worker to trade child pornography has pleaded not guilty to the three charges of sexual exploitation of children and has entered federal custody.

Stacie Marie Laughton, who identifies as a transgender woman, appeared in federal court in Boston Friday morning following an indictment the day before charging both Laughton and the former daycare worker, Lindsay Groves, with multiple counts related to child pornography.

Like Groves at her arraignment and detention hearing earlier this month, Laughton wore an orange Hillsboro County Department of Corrections jumpsuit, as Laughton was being held in New Hampshire on related state charges. That changed Friday when Laughton entered federal custody.

“Your honor, Ms. Laughton would like to consent to voluntary detention at this time,” defense attorney Jessica Hedges said.

Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell agreed to the detention and a U.S. Marshal came up and handcuffed Laughton.

At the brief hearing, which lasted around 10 minutes, the charges against Laughton were briefly summarized with no details and Laughton entered pleas of “Not guilty” to each of the three counts.

Laughton told Cabell “Your honor, I am indigent,” and requested a court-appointed attorney. Cabell said the financial affidavit allows for one, so appointed Hedges and Hannah Taylor, another attorney at the same firm who was also in the courtroom, as Laughton’s attorneys.