The Austin father whose 18-month-old boy died after he forgot him in his Minivan and went into work has pleaded guilty in Williamson County.   34-year-old Kesen Hu had been indicted on a felony count of criminally negligent homicide and felony endangerment to a child.  District Attorney John Bradley says Hu has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor endangerment to a child and has been given 2 years probation. 

 

"There's a special statute that allows the District Attorney to ask the Judge to procede with a felony as if it were a misdemeanor," says Bradley. "In certain cases we can make the decision that the circumstances justify it being punished as a misdemeanor, and we made that decision in this case."

District Judge Ken Anderson put two special conditions on Hu's sentence, including an order for him to participate in a Public Service Announcement about the dangers of leaving your child in a hot car. The other condition is that Hu will not be allowed to use any electronic devices while he is driving his car, including a cell phone, during the term of his probation.

 

You can listen to more of Bradley's comments in his interview with KLBJ's Emily Trube: