WASHINGTON (7News) — “Starting today, my office will aggressively prosecute parents under D.C.’s curfew law, and it involves contributing to the delinquency of a minor,” U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Friday as federal prosecutors announced a tougher stance on parents tied to juvenile crime in Washington, D.C.
Pirro said the law makes it illegal for adults to “enable, facilitate, or permit a minor to engage in delinquent acts,” signaling that prosecutors could pursue charges against parents connected to recent teen disturbances across the District.
The announcement came before yet another chaotic weekend incident in Washington, D.C., including a large fight inside a Chipotle restaurant in the Navy Yard neighborhood that drew widespread attention on social media…