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Mom Charged After Leaving Baby, Toddler Alone In Detroit Casino Garage

DETROIT (WWJ) - A Pontiac woman has been charged with child abuse after authorities say she left her young son and daughter unattended in a casino parking structure.

Clelie Choute
Clelie Choute (Photo: Detroit police)

According to prosecutors, the kids — a 2-year-old boy and a 6-month-old girl — were spotted alone in a car outside the MGM Grand Detroit Casino, just before midnight last Saturday, by a Good Samaritan who notified a security guard.

Responding officers arrived to find the vehicle's windows were slightly cracked and covered with blankets while the children were in the car for almost two hours, police said.

The mother, 27-year-old Clelie Faith Choute, was found inside the casino. She was arrested and the kids were released to their father.\

Choute was arraigned on two counts of child abuse - second degree in 36th District Court on Tuesday.

Bond was set at $100,000/10 percent. A probable cause conference was scheduled for Aug. 30 and a preliminary exam for Sept. 6.

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