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Lenore Skenazy

Mom Who Was Arrested for Letting 14-Year-Old Babysit Has Finally Been Cleared

Melissa Henderson, the Georgia mom handcuffed, arrested, and thrown in jail for having her 14-year-old babysit her younger siblings in the early days of COVID-19, has prevailed in her legal ordeal.

"I didn't know if this would ever end," says Henderson. "I'm very relieved. A heaviness has lifted."

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