Santa Clara County, California – For four years, Shannon O’Connor has sat in a Santa Clara County jail without bail, waiting for a jury to decide whether the suburban parties prosecutors describe were reckless parenting or something far more sinister.
This month, her long-delayed criminal trial finally began.
According to NBC Bay Area and KRON, Shannon O’Connor faces 39 criminal counts, including felony child abuse, sexual assault, and providing alcohol to minors. Prosecutors allege she hosted parties at her home between 2020 and 2021 for teenagers as young as 14, supplying them with alcohol and encouraging sexual activity while warning them to keep quiet…