WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) — A southwestern Illinois woman is accused of leaving her 3-year-old daughter to wander a motel alone while the mother worked at a strip club.
St. Clair County prosecutors have charged 28-year-old Patrice Johnson with endangering a child and illegally possessing drugs.
Workers at a Caseyville motel told police on Feb. 20 that a young girl was seen wandering around its hallways in just a T-shirt and panties for about 45 minutes.
Authorities say Johnson showed up about an hour later and said the child’s father was supposed to have been supervising the girl while the mother worked at a strip club.
Johnson couldn’t be reached for comment. She doesn’t have a listed telephone number, and it isn’t clear if she has an attorney.
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