"'Balloon Boy' parents to plead guilty"

Title: "'Balloon Boy' parents to plead guilty"

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

URL:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6555669/Balloon-boy-parents-to-plead-guilty-to-keep-mother-in-US.html

Date: November 12, 2009

This story is an update about the couple who reported their six year old son had floated away on a helium balloon when he was actually hiding in their home. The couple plead guilty to some of the charges and will be serving probation. Richard Heene, the father, will plead guilty in the alleged hoax to attempting to influence a public servant, which is a felony. The wife will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor. This story was important because this couple was at the center of an international media frenzy last month and I do think they should get in trouble for what they caused.