Two teen parents who left their newborn daughter in a trash bin in western Kentucky have been sentenced to probation.
During the sentencing hearing Thursday, McCracken Circuit Judge Craig Clymer said that he had to follow the juvenile code because a jury convicted the pair of wanton endangerment, criminal abuse and tampering with physical evidence.
The teens were acquitted of attempted murder.
Clymer said both have already served more time in a juvenile facility than he could impose. He sentenced them to 12 months' probation and ordered them to complete a moral therapy program.
The crying infant was found in a dumpster in July 2015 with its umbilical cord still attached. The baby was hospitalized and later released into state custody.
