Mom pleads guilty to locking son in trunk during party
Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Posted: 1:35 PM EST (1835 GMT)
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A mother who left her 7-year-old son locked in the trunk of a car while she partied in a bar has pleaded guilty to child abuse and false imprisonment.
Sarah Powell, 27, and her boyfriend, Jake Faria, 30, entered their pleas Monday as part of a plea bargain.
The charges carry maximum prison terms of up to six years, but the couple are likely to be sentenced to probation at a January 5 hearing with credit for time served, according to San Diego Superior Court Judge Browder Willis.
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