Florida Mom Accused Of Forgetting Toddler At Chuck E Cheese's

BOYNTON BEACH, FL — A 25-year-old Florida mother was accused Sunday of forgetting her toddler at a Chuck E. Cheese's Saturday night. Sharon Perry of Riviera Beach was charged with child neglect by Boynton Beach police.

The discovery of Perry's young son touched off a frantic search of the restaurant that ended with police making a plea to the media for help finding the child’s family.

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"The child’s family just called our dispatch and is en route to speak with officers," explained Stephanie Slater of the Boynton Beach Police Department late Saturday night "Our investigation into this is just beginning."

Arrest documents noted that the young boy, whom police estimated to be two or three years of age, appeared to be well fed and wearing clean clothes.

Perry arrived for a party at the kid-favorite restaurant around 5:30 p.m. Saturday with a group of nine children and six adults.

She began to clean up and gather all of the other children around 9:30 p.m., according to arrest documents.

Perry was holding her eldest daughter when she left the restaurant with her group about 9:40 p.m.

"She did not realize [her son] was missing until she arrived at her home in Riviera Beach, Florida," arrest documents explained. "Perry advised it was a mistake stating that the children and adults carpooled in several cars and were not accounted for when existing Chuck E. Cheese's."

Police were called at 10:12 p.m. They said that the child was found by another mother sitting in a booth by himself. That mother was there with her own children and alerted the restaurant manager.

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Photo courtesy Boynton Beach Police Department