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New Jersey mom faces criminal charges after accusations of child endangerment

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A New Jersey mom is being accused of a crime that many people would gasp
at. It has caused a lot of national media attention, but could be explainable.
Many people use tanning booths, and understand the risks associated with
using the machines that emit ultraviolet rays that can harm the skin.
Now a New Jersey woman, who happens to tan often, is facing criminal charges
of child endangerment after she was accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter
tanning. News reports don’t indicate whether any salon reported her
taking her daughter tanning, and authorities say she snuck her daughter
into a booth.

The woman says that her daughter suffered from sunburn after being outside
on a sunny April day, and that she would never take her daughter to a
tanning both. Many states restrict the use of tanning beds before a certain
age, and it is likely that a tanning salon would not have let a young
girl into a tanning both. Just because a woman tans doesn’t mean she
would endanger her child.

Sometimes people judge others before they have the full story. When something
happens that is not usually heard of in the news, the story can quickly
gain a lot of attention. Not only could this attention hurt the woman
who is facing the criminal charges in New Jersey, but it could hurt the child.

When someone is accused of a crime, they should understand their rights.
In this case the stakes of the woman possibly losing her daughter make
it even more important to formulate a rigorous criminal defense. A criminal
defense attorney can help those accused of crimes understand and protect
their rights.

Source: Fox News, “Probation dropped against tanned NJ mom,” May 4, 2012

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