Jennifer Sahr has been sentenced to four years in prison for the alleged abandonment of her infant, known as 'Baby Boy Horry,' beside a South Carolina highway in 2008.
. She entered a so-called Alford plea last September, which maintained her innocence while recognizing that the evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if the case went to trial.
The prosecutor acknowledged that Sahr has lived a"wonderful life" since 2008. She has a loving family, he said, and graduated college in 2010 with honors. But prison time was necessary to send a"strong message" about abandoning a baby to die, the prosecutor told the judge. Ronald Woodham III, Baby Horry's father, told the judge he had compassion for Sahr but questioned what message a"slap on the wrist" would send.
Sahr's lawyer argued that his client poses no threat and that probation would be more appropriate. He said Sahr did not know she was pregnant until she gave birth in the middle of the night, making it unlikely her prison sentence would send any message to someone in a similar position. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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