Adoptive U.S. Mom Guilty of Abuse

25 August 2011 | Issue 4709

The Associated Press

An Alaskan woman who squirted hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son for lying about getting in trouble in school has been convicted of misdemeanor child abuse in what prosecutors said was a ploy to get on a television show.

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Adoptive U.S. Mom Guilty of Abuse