FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - A woman who forced her son to rake leaves in the nude as punishment for misbehaving in school has pleaded guilty to a child cruelty charge.
However, the 47-year-old mother might avoid a felony record. Under an agreement worked out by the prosecution and defense, Fredericksburg Circuit Court Judge John W. Scott Jr. on Monday deferred the case to March 3.
At that time, Scott could impose the guilty plea, find the woman guilty of a lesser charge or continue the case to another date.
Defense attorney Beverly Haney said the woman has no criminal record and does not deserve a felony conviction.
"She lost her cool that day and she regrets it deeply," Haney said.
The woman is not being named to protect the boy's privacy.
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