MN woman accused of calling child racial slur faces charges, raises $800k

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00:00A Minnesota mother who went viral after a video taken in April emerged of her using the N-word

00:05is now facing criminal charges, potential jail time, and a fine.

00:10The Rochester County Attorney's Office says it has filed three counts of disorderly conduct

00:15against the woman identified as Shiloh Hendricks after they say she called a black child a racial slur.

00:21Here's video of the incident after her alleged verbal attack on the child

00:25as a bystander confronts her with a cell phone camera.

00:30The video has received millions of views and Rochester Mayor Kim Norton said in a statement

00:52it has caused real turmoil in the community.

00:54The criminal complaint filed Tuesday accuses Hendricks of being

00:58wrongfully and unlawfully engaged in offensive, obscene, or abusive language

01:03that would reasonably tend to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment from others.

01:08While many have condemned the woman for her behavior, others have defended her

01:12after she says her address and her personal information was leaked online.

01:16As of Wednesday, her Give, Send, Go page has raised more than $800,000 with a goal of $1 million.

01:22The little boy's GoFundMe, meanwhile, has raised more than $340,000.

01:28The child was listed as a five-year-old in the initial report, but the criminal complaint

01:32describes him as an eight-year-old.

01:35According to police, the father chased down the little boy, who is autistic, after he took

01:40an applesauce pouch out of another person's diaper bag.

01:43Hendricks allegedly repeatedly called the little boy a racial slur and took the item away from him.

01:48If convicted, Hendricks faces up to 90 days in jail and or a $1,000 fine.

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