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Woman Who Cited Religious Objections Law Pleads Guilty
Source: Associated Press
Woman Who Cited Religious Objections Law Pleads Guilty
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Oct 28, 2016, 2:01 PM ET
An Indianapolis woman charged with child abuse has pleaded guilty after earlier arguing Indiana's religious objection law gave her the right to beat her son with a coat hanger.
The Indianapolis Star reports ( http://indy.st/2eD4VFX ) that 30-year-old Khin Par Thaing on Friday received a year of probation in a plea agreement. Thaing's attorney in July cited Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, saying it gives her the right to discipline her children according to her evangelical Christian beliefs.
Thaing is accused of beating her son with a coat hanger, leaving him with 36 bruises and red welts. Prosecutors said Indiana's compelling interest in preventing child abuse outweighs religious protections in state law.
Thaing is a refugee from Myanmar who was granted political asylum. She also cited cultural differences in her defense.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Oct 28, 2016, 2:01 PM ET
An Indianapolis woman charged with child abuse has pleaded guilty after earlier arguing Indiana's religious objection law gave her the right to beat her son with a coat hanger.
The Indianapolis Star reports ( http://indy.st/2eD4VFX ) that 30-year-old Khin Par Thaing on Friday received a year of probation in a plea agreement. Thaing's attorney in July cited Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, saying it gives her the right to discipline her children according to her evangelical Christian beliefs.
Thaing is accused of beating her son with a coat hanger, leaving him with 36 bruises and red welts. Prosecutors said Indiana's compelling interest in preventing child abuse outweighs religious protections in state law.
Thaing is a refugee from Myanmar who was granted political asylum. She also cited cultural differences in her defense.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-cited-religious-objections-law-plead-guilty-43131319
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Source: Indianapolis Star
Mom who cited religious freedom pleads guilty
Vic Ryckaert , 1:03 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016
A mother who cited religious freedom as a defense for beating her son with a coat hanger will serve a year on probation.
After a doctor found 36 bruises on her 7-year-old son, Khin Par Thaing claimed her discipline method came straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.
Marion Superior Judge Kurt Eisgruber accepted a plea agreement Friday in which Thaing admitted she committed battery when she struck her son in February.
While Thaing pleaded guilty to felony battery, the agreement directed the judge to reduce it to a misdemeanor.
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Vic Ryckaert , 1:03 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016
A mother who cited religious freedom as a defense for beating her son with a coat hanger will serve a year on probation.
After a doctor found 36 bruises on her 7-year-old son, Khin Par Thaing claimed her discipline method came straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.
Marion Superior Judge Kurt Eisgruber accepted a plea agreement Friday in which Thaing admitted she committed battery when she struck her son in February.
While Thaing pleaded guilty to felony battery, the agreement directed the judge to reduce it to a misdemeanor.
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Read more: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2016/10/28/mom-who-cited-religious-freedom-plead-guilty-abuse/92876808/
