A Virginia mother has been placed on Virginia's Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry for seven years after allowing her five-year-old son to walk by himself through their gated community to collect goose feathers.
Karyann Parkinson was also convicted of a Class 1 misdemeanour for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Separately, a Child Protective Services investigation resulted in a founded finding that led to her name being entered on the Central Registry for seven years. She is challenging both decisions.
