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Police: 12-Year-Old Drove Mother To Bar
A Texas woman was in jail Friday after police said she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar.
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(August 15, 2008)--A 35-year-old Texas woman was in jail Friday after police said she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar.
The Longview News-Journal reported that Jennifer Lynn Rosenburg was arrested Thursday and charged with child endangerment.
She was held in the Gregg County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bond.
She was arrested after police stopped a minivan Thursday that had turned into a driveway without a turn signal and then ran into the home at a low speed.
They discovered Rosenburg's 12-year-old daughter was behind the wheel.
She told officers she had just dropped off her mother at a bar.
Police went to the bar and found the woman who they say admitted to having her daughter drive her there.
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Posted by: Mac
Location: TX
on Aug 23, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Gail; You appear to have knowledge and/or one of the good people handling these type of incidents. Other words, what you are saying, it is up to the CPS case worker's influence to the authority in charge. Age 11 may be ok and yet age 13 may not. That could be interesting in a court of law, if that is the case. I know, that children in the country getting off school buses seem to have a little more lee way than children in town on these types of issues. It may be that a constant pattern of abusive incidents that warrant the charge. Thank you, for the correction and information.
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Posted by: Angie
Location: Bruceville
on Aug 21, 2008 at 03:17 PM
This woman should not be allowed to have children! She is a danger to herself and to others around her. She needs help and her kids need to go to a safe place where they can grow and be themselves and not be around a drunk person who claims she is their mother. She should be ashamed of herself and her actions!!!
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Posted by: Gail
Location: CenTex
on Aug 19, 2008 at 08:00 AM
Taken directly from the Texas Department of Family Protection Services "...there is no Texas law that defines a specific age at which a child may be left home alone, there are several factors that should be taken into consideration when deciding how closely to supervise a child, including: the age, emotional maturity and capability of the child; layout and safety of the home, play area, or other setting; neighborhood circumstances, hazards, and risks; the child's ability to respond to illness, fire, weather, or other types of emergencies; and whether the child has a mental, physical, or medical disability. So, no the legal age for a child to be left alone is not 12 or 13. It all depends on the child and the circumstances.
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