Virginia mother on child abuse registry after child’s solo walk

A Virginia mother is appealing a misdemeanor conviction and her placement on the state's child abuse and neglect registry after her 5-year-old son was found walking alone in their gated community. She clarified that she sent her son on a familiar path to collect goose feathers, not to play near the pond, and emphasized the incident was misinterpreted. The court sentenced her to six months in jail, suspended, while maintaining her registry placement for seven years.

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