http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2015/03/16/shanesha-taylor-change-plea/24841277/

Shanesha Taylor, the Phoenix woman who left her two young children in a hot car during a job interview last year, pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse on Monday, a court official said.

Taylor, 36, had been set to begin trial March 31.

She pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse, a class 6 felony and domestic-violence offense, in exchange for prosecutors' dismissal of a second count of child abuse, Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman Jerry Cobb said.

Taylor will face at least 10 years of supervised probation when she is sentenced on May 15, as well as completion of a treatment program for domestic-violence offenders and parenting classes, Cobb said.

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office reinstated prosecution against Taylor in October after she failed to deposit $60,000 in a trust fund for her children as part of a deferred-prosecution agreement.

Taylor has since said the trust has been established and funded, but would not say how much money had been deposited.

Related: Records show Taylor spent about $4,000 per month

Taylor's windfall came from supporter donations after her tearful mugshot went viral a year ago this week, prompting an internet fundraising campaign netting about $114,000.

Scottsdale police arrested Taylor on March 20, 2014, after being called to an office complex on reports that someone had heard a child crying in the parking lot and followed the noise to discover an infant and toddler left alone inside an SUV.

Taylor told authorities she left the children in the car because she couldn't find day care.



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