US Attorney Pirro Warns DC Parents Their Kids Could Land Them In Jail

“We will immediately begin aggressively prosecuting parents,” she said.

She said prosecutors would rely on laws concerning contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

“This statute makes it unlawful for an adult to enable, facilitate or permit a minor to engage in delinquent acts,” Pirro said.

“The penalty is up to six months imprisonment.”

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Pirro, parents could also face fines, mandatory parenting classes and prosecution even if the child involved is not separately charged.

“We’re going to be asking the Metropolitan Police Department to issue parental citations whenever a minor’s curfew violation is tied to a takeover,” she said.

“The shame of this is that we are protecting your children,