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Two Jersey Shore Women Sentenced, Locked Child In Room 'Day And Night': Prosecutor
Two women have been sentenced to New Jersey State Prison in connection with endangering the welfare of a child who was locked in a bedroom day and night, authorities said.
Helecia Morris, 41, of Brick Township, was sentenced to to eight years and Donna Jung, 57, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, to seven years in prison.
Jung and Morris were found guilty of endangering on May 25, following a week-long jury trial.
On Jan. 9, 2016, Officers from the Brick Township Police Department and representatives from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency responded to a residence on Queen An…
Women Found Guilty Of Locking Boy In Bedless Room 'Day And Night': Prosecutor
Two women who left a boy in "abhorrent" living conditions — locked in his bedless room 24 hours a day— were found guilty in a jury trial, authorities said.
Donna Jung, 57, of Lehigh Acres, Florida and Helecia Morris, 41, of Brick Township, were found guilty of child endangerment on Thursday, May 25, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The convictions are in connection with incidents that occurred between April 1, 2015 and Jan. 9, 2016 in Brick Township, he said.
The jury concluded that Jung and Morris abused and neglected a minor in their care, he said.
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