Panhandling Mom Charged With Child Abuse
On December - 17 - 2011
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg woman has been arrested after her toddler reportedly wandered into traffic while she was panhandling. The St. Petersburg Times reports Bridgette Patricia Baldyga was arrested Thursday and charged with child abuse and possession of a controlled substance.
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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