Charges filed against Visalia mother accused of leaving 3-year-old in hot car

On Monday, the Tulare County District Attorney announced the charges against Eustajia Mojica.
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Charges were filed in the death of a three-year-old girl in Visalia.

On Monday, the Tulare County District Attorney announced the charges against Eustajia Mojica.
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Mojica is accused of leaving her daughter Jessica Campos in a hot car for nearly three hours in triple-digit temperatures while she worked at an illegal marijuana grow at a Visalia home.

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Mojica was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse with a special allegation of willful harm or injury resulting in death.

She was arraigned Monday, and prosecutors say she was given no bail, meaning she cannot post bond.
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If convicted, Mojica faces ten years in state prison.



Four other people in the house were also charged Monday with child endangerment and drug crimes.

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