Marcy Gant Gets Five Years Probation for Trying to Sell Four-Year Old
In Davenport, Iowa, Marcy Gant, 32, was convicted of the purchase or sale of an individual. She tried to sell her four-year-old son - twice - to help her pay for a wedding dress. (Dang. Who would marry this loser?) And while she could gotten 10 years in the joint, the judge gave her five years probation.
Now before you have a hissy, Gant’s two sons, ages four and 10, were removed from the home by the Department of Human Services, so they’re no longer in danger. Plus, it sounds like the judge is trying to give her a second chance to get her act together, i.e., become a decent human being and act like the mother her kids deserve.
But then again, since Gant was arrested after offering her son to a retailer to settle a $200 bill for the dress, maybe she doesn’t deserve it. Especially because the prosecutor in the case requested prison time for Gant, citing her out-of-control behavior fueled by her alcoholism.
Instead, her attorney request probation saying that she’s making better choices, keeping in touch with her kids, and maintaining a stable residence.
As part of her probation, she’s not allowed to drink alcohol or contact the prosecution’s main witness in the case. Gant also will have to submit to random tests for drugs and alcohol, follow the advice of mental health professionals and attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week
Please note that she could be sent to prison for up to 10 years if she violates the order. Wonder what kind of odds I can get in Vegas on this one?
(Thanks to Cat for the tip!)
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13 opinions for Marcy Gant Gets Five Years Probation for Trying to Sell Four-Year Old
rockdoll_71
Dec 8, 2007 at 11:00 am
It never ceases to amaze me, the kind of stupid actions that some mothers take against their children. What betrayal! He was only worth a wedding gown to her?!! Unbelievable. The upside is that her other children were taken from her as well. I think she should be sterilized.
April RJ
Dec 8, 2007 at 7:58 pm
WTF???? All her child was worth to her is $200???? Really??? Money couldn’t buy my son. I would slap that shit out of someone for offering me money for him! This BITCH should NEVER get those children back. EVER!!
shadehg
Dec 8, 2007 at 8:57 pm
It’s only a matter of time til she ends up in the pen. If drinking is a violation of her probation she’ll be where she belongs in no time. And to agree with April RJ; she should never get those kids back, cause what will happen the next time she runs out of money? She’ll try and sell one of them then too!
Unbelievable44
Dec 9, 2007 at 7:17 am
Another article indicates that the 4 year old was already in foster care at the time she made her “offer.” Could be erroneous, but regardless, this whole situation is too sad and depraved.
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=7185726&nav=menu132_3_1
rockdoll_71
Dec 9, 2007 at 9:59 am
I just wish someone could explain to me how you can carry a baby for nine months, feel him/her growing and kicking inside of you, go through the agony of childbirth and be so detached. I will never understand this.
Ihavekidstoo
Dec 9, 2007 at 6:22 pm
There are some transgressions in life that are beyond forgiving and trying to sell your child is definitely one of them. No second chances. I don’t care if she DOES get her act together, as her lawyer claims she is doing. She F****ed up badly enough the first time that she doesn’t deserve a second chance with her kids. Give them to someone who doesn’t have to be dragged into court to know that trying to sell your baby is wrong.
How could this child grow up knowing this woman tried to sell him? That he was worth SO LITTLE to her? He deserves better. I hope she never sees him again.
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jronthemic
Dec 10, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I am afraid this case will end up like so many others…She gets married, does the parenting classes, doesn’t drink for awhile, and then….gets her kids back. Then either she or someone else will abuse and kill them because she has already demonstrated that alcohol and/or her new man, are both more important than being a mom! She will not protect them. I wish upon every star that the child welfare services could see this as the “DONT GIVE THEM BACK” red flag that ends up being the end of another innocent life…
onthegowith5xy
Dec 10, 2007 at 4:27 pm
What the hell is wrong with these people!!! And 5 years probation!!? That is CRAZY!! She clearly doesn’t want that child if she would sell him for a freaking wedding dress!!!!
itsmeclf
Dec 10, 2007 at 9:37 pm
are you kidding me??? I cannot believe she has only received a probation sentence…
She was willing to sell her son for $200 and this poor little boy loves her unconditionally…
saddest part is she will probably regain her son back:( WOW, to think one day he will find out he was almost sold……his mom chose his step dad over him…..and we wonder why there are so many crazy kids out there, it is because there are so many crazy parents.
yoshi
Dec 12, 2007 at 3:44 pm
In this case i agree with the probation, it offers far more control of her activities. For those who think i got it backwards, i’ll explain. In prison, drugs, violence, and other societal problems are rampant. There really is no way for the guards and staff to control them, because our prison populations are so high. On probation however, everyone is reduced to statistics. They can mandate drug and alcohol testing, therapy, rehabilitation, and force her to reveal not only her residence, employer location, and possibly even restrict her movement within certain boundaries, but also force her to reveal her personal associations. Basically she can get everything she needs, without the risk of being in contact with worse elements in a prison setting. Oh, and if she screws up any step along the way, for the next 5 years, she immediately goes to prison, no questions asked.
markme
Dec 13, 2007 at 12:47 am
This is a case of the old family values — in this case $200 is a cheap value. But really the judge is apparently of that school and also probably thinking that whoever buys the kid can’t be much worse than her. At least a child molester values kids for sex.
I mean really what judge thinks a piece of paper forbidding a serious addict alcohol or drugs is effective? Maybe for 30 minutes. Maybe one who see adults as large kids still only needing a “time out”.
But honestly this woman has more wrong with her than just being an alcoholic. I think she is a sociopath as well. Alcoholics tend to lose the ability to make up such logical solutions on their own and carry them out before they totally lose the ethical inhibitions. I mean I can see a drunk bride deciding to turn tricks long before selling family.
So I say a year with total clean mental bill of health as well as AAA monitoring before thinking of returning kids.
markme
Dec 13, 2007 at 12:58 am
yoshi - you need to visit a probation office and find out the practicalities. The fact is probation only works if the offender wants to stay in the area, usually for friends and family. If the person is willing to travel and hide…well 30% unaccounted is not an uncommon rate for a probation officers cases. But maybe you are thinking house/work arrest with the ankle braclets.
My nephew is a typical probation case. He only reenters the system because he is too stupid to keep his head down and not get arrested for something new. Once he gets probation or parole he generally takes no time at all to disappear again. He does what he wants while they don’t know where he is. And this is in Texas where they don’t always bother with due process in handling enforcement as long as the outcome looks right.
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