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Posted on 04/06/2002 9:18:40 PM PST by chance33_98
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for letting his 14-year-old son smoke crack.
Glenn Knighton, of Hebron, pleaded guilty Friday in Licking County Common Pleas Court.
The 42-year-old is charged with corrupting another with drugs, possession of cocaine, endangering children and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Prosecutors say Knighton and the boy's mother, 38-year-old Sonya Brown, smoked crack with him in front of an 18-month-old child they were babysitting at a Newark motel room in February.
Prosecutors say Knighton encouraged his son to smoke crack and provided instructions.
Knighton's attorney says his client disputes that claim, but admits he was wrong not to stop his son from taking drugs.
What kind of parents leave their child with a couple of people in a motel room?
No,No,No, see it's all about those evil wicked drugs. It has nothing to do with an individual's own responsibility. </ sarcasm off>
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