Lawyer mom Kimberly Bandoh is arrested INSIDE a courtroom for leaving her two toddlers in the car while she represented a client

Sep 25, 2015 - 11:19
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Lawyer mom Kimberly Bandoh is arrested INSIDE a courtroom for leaving her two toddlers in the car while she represented a client
Arrested: Lawyer Kimberly Bandoh, a former magistrate judge in Clayton County, Georgia, allegedly left her two boys - aged two and three - in the car for about 30 minutes while she was in court

A lawyer has been arrested in Georgia for allegedly leaving her children in a car while she handled a case in court.

Local news media report that Kimberly Bandoh was arrested Thursday after she left her two-year-old and three-year-old boys inside a locked car in the Riverdale Municipal Court parking lot. 

Police say the children were left in the car for nearly 30 minutes.

Bandoh is a former magistrate judge in Clayton County.

WGCL-TV reports that someone noticed two toddlers in the vehicle and alerted an officer inside the courthouse. 

The incident occurred about 8.15 a.m.

The officer made an announcement in the courthouse to see if anyone knew the children. 

Bandoh came forward and said the children were hers after the officer brought the boys inside.

Bandoh was in the courtroom representing a client since 8 a.m., according to CBS46 News Atlanta.

The children were unattended for a total of about 30 minutes.

Bandoh was arrested for leaving the children unattended in a vehicle, a misdemeanor charge. 

She bonded out about an hour after being taken into custody.

The children were unhurt and were picked up by their grandmother.

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