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A mother who won public sympathy - and donations of more than $114,000 - after claiming that she had no option but to leave her two little boys in a sweltering car so she could attend a job interview has been accused by an ex- supporter of refusing job offers and wasting the money donated to her.
One of Shanesha Taylor's her biggest supporters following her arrest in March was civil rights leader Reverend Jarrett Maupin, but he now says his patience has run out.
We're trying to separate Shanesha Taylor from her mistakes, and that has proved to be perhaps an insurmountable obstacle, he told ABC15.
Following Taylors arrest and tear-stained mugshot, the 35-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona quickly raised $114,000 after support poured into an online fundraising account.
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belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)Part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges for Taylor included her putting some of the $114,000 raised into a trust for her children.
When she failed to do so, prosecutors reinstated charges against her earlier this month and she will now face trial on December 3 on two felony charges of child abuse.
Now Rev. Maupin has spoken out against Taylor and accused her of taking advantage of the people who donated money to her.
According to Rev. Maupin, he arranged jobs for Taylor in the hospitality industry after she expressed an interest in the sector - but then she didn't show up.
6 grand to her baby-daddy's rap record.
djean111
(14,255 posts)child for those who wish to deny aid to anybody at all.
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)but let's be honest, it's not like they needed an excuse.