Picture-Perfect Mom Goes to Trial

You'll never believe why this Mom is being accused of child abuse.

Yesterday in Moms Are Talking About,we told you about the mother who was arrested for leaving her child alone in the car for less than a minute. We spoke exclusively with her husband, Tim Janecyk.

Mom•Logic: What happened?

Tim:
On December 8th, 2007, my two older daughters, Sierra, 9, and Haley, 8, were at my office with one of their friends. They found a bunch of loose change and asked if they could collect it and take it to the Salvation Army bucket at the local Wal-Mart. My wife, Treffly, took them to donate the money. Not long after they left my office, I received a call from my wife, crying. She said, "I am at the Wal-Mart being arrested, and they are taking our child!"

ML: Why was your wife being arrested?

Tim:
When my wife got to Wal-Mart, she quickly parked the car, ran about 30
feet (approximately two car lengths)  to the Salvation Army bucket with
the older girls, then was heading back to her car when the police
stopped her. She was arrested for leaving our 2-year-old, Phoebe, in
the car by herself, and the police said they were taking our baby into
protective custody. The police left Treffly handcuffed in the back of
their car for more than an hour. Meanwhile, my daughters were inside
Wal-Mart crying. It was a confusing and chaotic situation created by
the police.

ML: How has your wife been handling this?

Tim:
It's been difficult. It's tearing my wife up. She's been labeled a
child abuser by the state. Child Protective Services comes to our house
whenever they want. They search our house and say they're "doing their
job," but it's an incredible violation to have them do this when there
is no neglect or abuse.

ML: When does your wife go to court?

Tim:
My wife goes on trial today at 1:30 pm. She is facing up to one year in
jail and a $2,000 fine. She will be facing a prosecutor and judge
because they say she's a child abuser. Two weeks ago, we received a
report from the Department of Child and Family Services saying the
state has found found no abuse or neglect. I believe the judge will
throw this case out within minutes. When this is over, my wife and I
want the laws to be fixed so no other family has to go through
something like this. It's been an absolute nightmare.

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