The 13-year-old told officers his mother said as she left him, "Just do what you have to do, and I'll check back with you soon." He had luggage, extra clothes and $10, according to an affidavit.
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The youth is in Nebraska custody under the state's controversial safe haven law, which allows parents to relinquish children up to age 18 to the custody of the state, while most states, including Michigan, permit only the abandonment of newborns and infants.
Oct 15, 2008
Children of the corn
Another teen abandoned at a safe-haven site in Nebraska:
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This is nothing new. Kids and teenagers will get abandoned either way, Nebraska just made it legal. You can't force decency where none exists.
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