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PHOENIX – A Phoenix woman arrested after leaving her two young children in a hot vehicle during a job interview is fighting to clear her name in court, with the support of a New Jersey woman who has raised more than $91,000 to help her effort.<\/p>\n

Unemployed and on food stamps, Shanesha Taylor went to the job interview last month at a Scottsdale insurance company.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old wasn’t able to find a sitter, so she left her 2-year-old son and 6-month old baby in her Dodge Durango with the key still in the ignition and the windows rolled down an inch (2.5 centimetres).<\/p>\n

A witness found the infant crying hysterically and sweating profusely as temperatures inside the SUV exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).<\/p>\n

Taylor was arrested after returning to the vehicle, and her tearful mugshot later caught the attention of 24-year-old Amanda Bishop of New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Bishop said she was inspired to set up a fundraising web page for Taylor because she could relate to growing up in a family that doesn’t have a lot of money.<\/p>\n

“I had a mother and family in general who struggled raising us and had to rely on other resources to provide for us and sometimes made not the greatest choices,” Bishop said.<\/p>\n

Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday at her arraignment.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors point out that her actions put the safety of her children in danger.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, Scottsdale firefighters found the vehicle’s windows rolled down only an inch (2.5 centimetres) and no running air conditioning to keep the children cool.<\/p>\n

Taylor arrived back at the vehicle more than an hour after her interview time, the documents said.<\/p>\n

“Everything is focused on the mother and understandably so. It seems to be a very compelling human interest story,” County Attorney Bill Montgomery said at a recent news conference. “But I’m equally concerned and compelled about the circumstances those two children were in.”<\/p>\n

Montgomery said it’s too soon to determine if Taylor will receive a prison term or face losing custody of her children. Her offences could amount to a sentence ranging from probation to seven years in prison, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Neither Taylor nor her court-appointed attorney has responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Bishop established the fundraising site on YouCaring.com with the goal of raising $9,000. She was flabbergasted when the site reached the goal in four days and then exceeded it by tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n

The site also has received more than a thousand comments, some of which accuse Bishop and other supporters of endorsing child abuse. Bishop said Taylor should not be condemned for one bad decision.<\/p>\n

“She could have been at a bar or at a club and leaving her children in the car,” Bishop said. “Here’s a woman who is an example of someone who is trying _ who is trying to better her situation and doing what she can to provide for her children.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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