Tybresha Sexton is charged with aggravated child abuse after allegedly streaming video of the incident on Facebook Live.
Tennessee Mother Accused of Blowing Smoke Near 1-month-old Child's Face in Viral Video: 'Didn't Want That F****** Baby Anyway'A mother in Tennessee has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after a video emerged of her allegedly smoking next to her 1-month-old baby as well as shaking the infant.
The video allegedly shows Sexton repeatedly blowing smoke near her baby's face while holding the girl up with one hand, as well as allegedly shaking the child.When an officer arrived at the scene, he noticed that Sexton had a"heavy odor" of alcohol on her breath as well as numerous empty liquor bottles around her apartment, according to an arrest affidavit obtained bySexton denied the allegations and allowed the officer to check on the welfare of the baby.
After she was taken into custody, Sexton is alleged to have continued announcing to police that she never wanted to have her baby, telling one officer"yeah b****, I said it." The clip, which had been viewed more than 1.5 million times, showed an adult's hand giving an infant what appears to be marijuana to smoke.
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