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Man faces charges after leaving 13-month-old at Occupy DC camp

Authorities have charged a man with leaving a 13-month-old girl alone in a tent at the Occupy D.C. camp.Officers were called to McPherson Square Wednesday morning after other people living in the park heard the girl crying, Sgt. David Schlosser, a U.S. Park Spokesman confirms to Fox News.Police believe the girl had been alone for at least a half hour wearing just a onesie on a rainy day when the temperature was in the mid-40s.The girl was checked by medics and placed in the custody of the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency.About 30 minutes later, a man approached officers claiming to be the child's father. He was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree cruelty to children. Police have not identified the man but said he had a tent in the Occupy encampment. "None of us knew this person," Kelly Canavan, a protester who has been living at the camp told Washington Post. "It was a despicable, atrocious thing to do. Everyone here is revolted by the behavior," she said. Click here...

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