Shanesha Taylor , 36 , pleaded guilty to a felony child abuse charge Monday . Taylor was arrested in 2008 after leaving her two young boys in her apartment for about 45 minutes while she interviewed for a job . She attracted sympathy around the nation after her tear - stained mug shot went viral on the internet . The mother received more than $ 114,000 in online donations . An agreement last summer allowed her to avoid charges as long as she set up a $ 500 trust fund for her children with the donated money . She broke that agreement by missing a deadline for spending money in the trusts , even after the amount of her payments was reduced to $ 40,000 .
Shanesha Taylor , 36 , pleaded guilty to a felony child abuse charge Monday . Taylor was arrested in 2014 after leaving her two young boys in her car for about 45 minutes while she interviewed for a job . She attracted sympathy around the nation after her tear-stained mug shot went viral on the Internet . The mother received more than $ 114,000 in online donations . An agreement last summer allowed Taylor to avoid charges as long as she set up a $ 60,000 trust fund for her children with the donated money . She broke that agreement by missing a deadline for putting money in the trusts , even after the amount of her payments was lowered to $ 40,000 .