A Florida mother is facing criminal charges after authorities say she left her 12-year-old daughter alone at a bar in the entertainment district of Universal Orlando Resort. She then went to another nightclub to dance and continue partying.
Amanda Laurel Thorpe, 33, of Lake Mary, Florida, was arrested March 7, 2026, and charged with child neglect after deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a missing child at Universal CityWalk, according to law-enforcement records and local media reports.
