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DEPUTIES IN YORK COUNTY
TELL US THEY'VE ARRESTED
THE MOTHER OF AN
ABANDONED BABY. WE'RE
TOLD 18-YEAR OLD VIKTORIA
WILLIAMS WALKED INTO THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE LATE
LAST NIGHT.
SHE'S CHARGED WITH FELONY
CHILD NEGLECT.
SHE LIVES JUST BLOCKS
AWAY FROM WHERE THE
INFANT WAS FOUND
WAS ON MIDDLE ROAD IN THE
DANDY
NEIGHBORHOOD. A COUPLE
WALKING IN THE WOODED
AREA HEARD A BABY CRYING.
THEY DISCOVERED THE CHILD
IN A TOWEL AND PLACED
BETWEEN TWO LOGS.
AMANDA MOULTEN, FOUND
BABY IN THE WOODS (THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME SHE
APPEARS IN MY PKG. I
ENTIRE TIME I WAS HOLDING
THE BABY. I WAS PRAYING
SHE WAS GOING TO BE OKAY,
THAT THE POLICE WOULD BE
ABLE TO FIND US IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS
WOODED PATH."
AMANDA MOULTEN SAYS SHE
NEVER WALKS IN THAT AREA.
SHE JUST HAPPENED TO BE
SHOWING HER BOYFRIEND
WHERE SHE HAD PLAYED AS
A CHILD. SHE BELIEVES A
THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE
RIGHT TIME.
YOU'LL HER MORE FROM THE
COUPLE AHEAD IN OUR NEXT
HALF HOUR.
AND IT'S WORTH REMINDING
FOLKS HERE: VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
HAVE A SAFE HAVEN LAW. IN
THE COMMONWEALTH
THAT MEANS PARENTS CAN
LEAVE A NEWBORN BABY --
UP TO 14 DAYS OLD -
WITH AN EMPLOYEE AT ANY
OR AN EMERGENCY
RESCUE SQUAD. IN NORTH
CAROLINA - THE CHILD CAN
BE
NO OLDER THAN A WEEK. IF
A PARENT DOES SO - THEY
FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LAWS
AT WAVY DOT COM. JUST
CLICK ON FEATURED LINKS,
UNDER THE ON-AIR TAB.