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A University of Kentucky athlete is facing multiple charges after police found her dead newborn infant hidden in a closet, wrapped in a towel, and concealed inside a black trash bag, drawing reactions from activists on both sides of the abortion debate.
Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested on Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department announcedSunday. During an appearance in court on Tuesday, Snelling pleaded not guilty.
Snelling was released from jail on Monday on a $100,000 bond and placed on house arrest at her parents' home, according to court documents cited by WDKY. The conditions of the student's house arrest require her to wear an ankle monitor.
Snelling is from White Pine, Tennessee, according to the University of Kentucky Athletics website. The junior is listed as a member of the school's STUNT team.
"This heartbreaking and tragic incident is all the more painful as Kentucky has a safe haven law that allows parents to surrender their children, no questions asked," the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs said about the case in a statement to The Christian Post.
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Laken Snelling, 21, was arrested on Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department announcedSunday. During an appearance in court on Tuesday, Snelling pleaded not guilty.
Snelling was released from jail on Monday on a $100,000 bond and placed on house arrest at her parents' home, according to court documents cited by WDKY. The conditions of the student's house arrest require her to wear an ankle monitor.
Snelling is from White Pine, Tennessee, according to the University of Kentucky Athletics website. The junior is listed as a member of the school's STUNT team.
"This heartbreaking and tragic incident is all the more painful as Kentucky has a safe haven law that allows parents to surrender their children, no questions asked," the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs said about the case in a statement to The Christian Post.
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Kentucky athlete's arrest after infant found in trash bag draws reactions from both sides of abortion debate
A University of Kentucky athlete is facing multiple charges after police found her dead newborn infant hidden in a closet, wrapped in a towel, and concealed inside a black trash bag, drawing
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