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Mother of Addicted Baby Faces Charges

Associated Press

A woman whose son was born addicted to cocaine was charged Friday with child abuse and delivery of the drug to her baby, a felony drug charge that prosecutors said had never been used against a new mother.

Michael Hudson, who was born Nov. 13 addicted to cocaine and infected with syphilis, has been treated and placed in a foster home. His mother, Toni Suzette Hudson, 29, was arrested Thursday and remained in custody in the Seminole County jail.

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