Pa. woman sentenced for role in dog-fighting ring
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A woman whose husband ran a dog-fighting ring out of their suburban Philadelphia home will serve prison time for failing to shield her children from the gruesome enterprise.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a judge sentenced Laura Acampora on Monday to 23 months behind bars.
Authorities say the children were exposed to grisly scenes including an animal being stomped to death by a group of men and a pit bull eating another dog.
Acampora had pleaded guilty in October to cruelty to animals and child endangerment.
Officials say Acampora’s husband, Shane Santiago, was the ringleader of the fight club at their home in West Brandywine Township.
He has also pleaded guilty in the case. Santiago is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 17.