A married TV reporter couple have been charged with child abuse after traces of cocaine was found in their little baby girl’s system.
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Som and Krystin Lisaius pleaded guilty on counts each of drug and child-abuse charges following the May 15 incident in which the couple brought their little girl to Oro Valley Hospital.
Tuscon Weekly reports the baby wouldn’t wake up and her eyes rolled back into her head.
The baby tested positive for cocaine and the couple admitted to using the drug on the Saturday night back in May.
Krsytin – who worked at KGUN Channel 9 two years ago as a reporter – told police she breastfed her baby the next morning but did not think she would be affected 12 hours after she used cocaine.
Detectives later found 1.8 grams of cocaine in a desk drawer at their home, as well as white residue on a Safeway Club Card in Krystin’s name and a rolled-up dollar bill inside a Tiffany jewellery box.
Fortunately, the baby is expected to recover completely, police have stated.
The couple’s attorney, Michael Piccarreta, said the baby has been placed with her maternal grandmother once she was released from hospital.
Krystin is allowed 24-hour contact with her child in her mother’s house, and Som is allowed to see the baby for 12 hours a day.
Their next court hearing is set for July 28.
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