Diapered 2-year-old boy found in parking lot alone; dad blames 9-year-old daughter so he's not charged (Lilburn, Georgia)

UNNAMED DAD sounds like either he's a "stay-at-home" (lazy deadbeat), a single father, or both. There is NO MENTION of a mother in this home at all. I'm tending to think there isn't one.

Notice how the police found the potential felony charge "unfounded"--when it was a father. I'm thinking Daddy had some drinking buddies on the force....

http://lilburn.patch.com/articles/diapered-toddler-found-in-kroger-parking-lot-parent-not-cited

Diapered Toddler Found in Kroger Parking Lot, Parent Not Cited

The parents of a toddler found standing in his diaper in a Lilburn Kroger parking lot were not cited, according to a police report. Should they have been?

By Joy L. Woodson

According to the report, the incident type was a that of cruelty to children -- a felony.

About 4:30 p.m., a Good Samaritan saw the child -- wearing a Spider Man T-shirt and a diaper -- when she was driving around the backside of the Kroger, according to a Lilburn Police report.

She stopped, looked around for parents, and then when she realized there were any around, she took the child into the nearby Legacy Station hobby store to warm up. It is unknown from the report how long the child may have been outside in the cold.

Police were called, and they arrived shortly after. Officials found no visible injuries on the youngster, so the search for the parents began.

They were not in any of the nearby businesses. Eventually, police turned to the woods behind the Kroger.

About 600 feet away, the officer located a home at the 4100 block of Johns Street with the front door wide open. After about five minutes of yelling to see if anyone was home, finally a man approached from inside.

By then, it was about 5 p.m.

According to the report, the officer asked if the man has any children, and he responded that he did. When the officer asked for the man to locate the child, the man could not. The home owner described his 2-year-old son as wearing a Spider Man T-shirt and a diaper.

Police informed the man that his son had been located and was inside the Legacy Station.

Who was supposed to be watching the toddler?

The father told police that his nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be keeping an eye on him. She also was at the residence.

Gwinnett County Police Department also were called to the scene because the home is located there. However, when that officer arrived his superiors "declined to adopt the case."

Lilburn Police obtained written statements from the father and the Good Samaritan. The child was turned over to his parent.

After several failed attempts at contacting the Division of Family and Children Services (DFACS) , finally on Nov. 14 another Lilburn officer was able to get them on the phone.

Police explained the case to DFACS, in case it wanted to conduct and investigation, and that it was uncertain whether Gwinnett Police would be doing the same.

The case -- which very well could have landed the parent(s) in jail with a felony cruelty to children charge -- was deemed "unfounded" by local police.