Haley Ryan (Montgomery County Jail).
An Ohio mother managed to avoid prison time after a viral video on social media appeared to show her engaged in an extreme bout of child abuse, according to Buckeye State court records.
On Aug. 27, Haley Marie Ryan, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of endangering children, according to Vandalia Municipal Court records. On Tuesday she was given a sentence of five years probation.
In addition to remaining under the purview of law enforcement for the foreseeable future, the defendant was also sentenced to 180 days in jail — with 90 days suspended. In addition to that suspension, she was credited with the 35 days she spent in pretrial detention.
Ryan’s effective jail sentence will be 55 days behind bars — but those bars will be held in place by the county’s walls, not the state’s.
