A former Slippery Rock couple who exposed a 19-month-old girl to marijuana smoke was ordered to spend at least a month in jail.

Court records say the investigation began Dec. 29, 2008, when the toddler was hospitalized at Butler Memorial Hospital and then Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh for a change of mental status that "ultimately required intubation."

According to court records, a toxicology screen on the child came back positive for marijuana and methadone.

Subsequently, Joseph F. Frye, 27, reportedly told investigators that he'd smoked marijuana in the same room as the child five to 10 times, as recently as a month before the girl was hospitalized.

"Frye also admitted to witnessing the victim place a marijuana pipe (which was not burning) to her lips when she was approximately 6 months old," the criminal affidavit states.

Frye in October pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped a felony count of endangering the welfare of a child.

Butler County Judge William Shaffer on Wednesday sentenced Frye to serve between 1 and 12 months in the Butler County Prison, followed by 2 years of probation.

Frye did not comment in court. But his defense attorney, Michael Jewart, told the judge Frye recognizes he has a problem with drugs and has sought counseling.

Meantime, during the same court session, Frye's wife Michelle N. Frye, 22, was issued the exact same punishment as her husband.

Court records say Michelle Frye was charged with the same crimes because she was present when her husband smoked marijuana in the same room as the child.

"I've changed ... I don't want to live a life like that," Michelle Frye told the judge, explaining that she no longer lives with her husband, she is in drug rehabilitation and has started the process to get her GED.

Kevin Flaherty, the public defender representing Michelle Frye, told the judge he believed his client to be "genuinely remorseful."

The judge told Michelle Fry she might be paroled early if she secures a bed at an in-patient drug treatment facility.