A Phoenix woman who left her two young sons alone in a hot car during a job interview pleaded guilty Monday to a felony child abuse charge in a deal that lets her avoid jail time . The plea agreement calls for Shanesha Taylor to serve 10 years of probation , undergo parenting classes and pay an unspecified amount of restitution . Her children remain in her custody . Taylor attracted sympathy around the nation after her tear-stained mug shot went viral on the Internet . Her story of trying to get a job but not being able to find child care resonated with the public , and she received more than $ 114,000 in donations through an online site . Scroll down for video . National attention : Shanesha Taylor attracted sympathy around the nation after her tear-stained 2014 mug shot went viral on the Internet . Plea : Taylor ( seen in the floral print shirt ) pleaded guilty Monday to a felony child abuse charge in a deal that lets her avoid jail time . But she became the target of backlash after she missed deadlines to fund a trust for her children and questions arose about where the money went . In court Monday , Taylor provided one-word answers to a court commissioner 's questions and , unlike her earlier court appearances , avoided TV cameras outside the courthouse by leaving through a side exit . Her lawyer tried unsuccessfully to bar a TV camera from recording the hearing . As part of the plea , defense attorney Valeria Llewellyn said her client , by leaving the children in the car , put them in a situation where they could have been hurt . Court Commissioner Jeffrey Rueter asked Taylor whether her attorney 's statement was correct . 'Yes , ' Taylor answered . Taylor was arrested nearly a year ago after leaving her two young boys in her car for about 45 minutes while she interviewed for a job with a Scottsdale insurance company . Authorities said the temperature inside the car exceeded 100 degrees . A witness found the infant crying hysterically and sweating profusely . Taylor told investigators she did n't have anyone to watch her then-2-year-old and 8-month-old sons . Deal : Monday 's plea marks the second time Taylor has struck a deal with prosecutors to resolve her case . 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 . Broken arrangement : Taylor ( seen here last year ) broke the 2014 deal by missing a deadline for putting money in the trusts , even after the amount of her payments was lowered to $ 40,000 . Monday 's plea marks the second time Taylor has struck a deal with prosecutors to resolve her case . 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 . But 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 . Taylor has said she did n't fund the trusts because her children wo n't get the money if they decided not to attend college . Prosecutors had said the mother of three had spent about $ 4,100 per month , including more than $ 1,000 in non-essential items such as cable TV , clothing and dining . Taylor had countered that she does n't live an extravagant lifestyle . The breach prompted prosecutors to then push the case against Taylor . The restitution requirement in Monday 's deal does n't apply to the contributions Taylor was given .
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 .