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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2711143/Mom-arrested-letting-son-7-park-alone.html
Nicole Gainey, 34, of Port St. Lucie, Florida was arrested on Saturday after lifeguards saw her son D. walking past a pool on the way to the park, which is half a mile from his home.
When they questioned the boy, who has a learning disability, he ran toward the park, where officers picked him up and drove him home
She said the park is about 10 minutes away and she always sends him off with a cell phone so that she can contact him or he can get in touch with her in case there's a problem.
'I honestly didn't think I was doing anything wrong. I was letting him go play,' she told WPTV. 'I'm totally dumbfounded by this whole situation.'
Police said in their police report that there were 'numerous sex offenders living in the vicinity' - but Gainey said she felt her son was mature enough to walk to the park alone.