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Mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone in gated community

Headline from KXAN Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

She said she stands by her decision to let him go by himself.

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  1. Mom found guilty of abuse for letting 5-year-old walk outside alone

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone in gated community

    Headline from KXAN Austin ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. BizPac Review

    Mom faces 6 months jail, put on ‘abuse’ registry for letting 5-yr-old walk outside alone (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. You will have no freedom, little one! Nor will your parents, for that matter. That seems to […]

  2. Fox News

    Virginia mom placed on child abuse registry for 7 years after letting 5-year-old walk alone (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Karyann Parkinson told "Fox & Friends Weekend" Saturday she's appealing her conviction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Virginia.

  3. CBS News

    Mom placed on child abuse registry after letting 5-year-old walk alone (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A Virginia mother is walking the line between helping a child develop their independence and criminal child neglect, fighting charges of abuse after letting her 5-year-old son walk outside alone. CBS News' Mark Strassmann is following the story.

  4. CBS News

    Mom found guilty of abuse for letting 5-year-old walk outside alone (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "We just expected that as soon as this gets in front of a prosecutor actually looking at it and a judge, this is all gonna go away," Karyann Parkinson said.

  5. CBS News

    Mom's conviction on child abuse for letting 5-year-old walk by himself sparks national debate (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A Virginia mother who was convicted of child abuse for letting her 5-year-old son walk alone to a neighborhood pond is speaking out and sparking a national debate over parenting and a child's independence. Mark Strassmann reports.

  6. WAVY Norfolk

    Mom convicted for letting son walk alone in gated community (opens WAVY Norfolk)

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    WAVY Norfolk's feed description

    CORRECTION: This article has been updated, and a video was edited to correct the information that Karyann Parkinson was convicted on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. We apologize for the error. WILLIAMSBURG, Va.

  7. WAVY Norfolk

    Mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone (opens WAVY Norfolk)

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    WAVY Norfolk's feed description

    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A mother is speaking out after she was convicted of child neglect for letting her 5-year-old son walk unsupervised in their gated Williamsburg community. The June 5 incident has made national headlines, and it's stirring up a conversation about parenting.

  8. FOX8 WGHP

    Mother found guilty of child neglect for letting 5-year-old walk alone speaks out (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A mother is speaking out after she was convicted of child neglect for letting her 5-year-old son walk unsupervised in their gated Williamsburg community. The June 5 incident has made national headlines, and it's stirring up a conversation about parenting.

  9. News Nation Now

    Mom found guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Karyann Parkinson said she stands by her decision to let her 5-year-old go by himself.

  10. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone speaks out (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    A mother is speaking out after she was convicted of child neglect for letting her 5-year-old son walk unsupervised in their gated Williamsburg community.

  11. WHNT

    Virginia mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone in gated community (opens WHNT)

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    WHNT's feed description

    She said she stands by her decision to let him go by himself.

  12. KXAN Austin

    Mom guilty of child neglect for letting son walk alone in gated community (opens KXAN Austin)

    Published

    KXAN Austin's feed description

    She said she stands by her decision to let him go by himself.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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