Virginia Mom Gets 6-Month Suspended Jail Sentence for Letting 5-Year-Old Walk to the Pond
Mom, 8 months pregnant, takes a little bike ride with her son, 5, in their gated community. Back home he asks if he can go out again, on foot, to get some more feathers from the grass near the goose pond. She says sure. He knows his way around, and she has watched him cross the quiet streets safely a hundred times.
But then, someone sees the boy unsupervised and calls security.
Pretty soon there are three cop cars at Karyann's door, and two caseworkers.
The caseworkers put her on the child abuse and neglect registry (for 7 years).
The cops charge her with "Contributing to the delinquency of a minor," and a judge finds her guilty.
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