Stepparent Sentenced in Doghouse Case
Jennifer Williams, the stepmother of a 7-year-old girl who was forced to sleep in a doghouse, was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Williams, 29, also was fined $500 and placed on probation.
Prosecutors said Williams and her husband, Christian Williams, 33, forced the girl to live in the leaky 4-by-8-foot doghouse for almost two weeks last summer because she had misbehaved.
On Thursday, Christian Williams was given 30 days in jail, fined $500 and ordered to take a parenting class. He and his wife pleaded guilty to abuse and neglect.
The victim and her sister, 10, now live with their grandmother in California.
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