Dad Who Failed To Apply Sunblock To Son Avoids Prison<br /><br />POSTED: 8:19 am EDT October 21, 2004<br />UPDATED: 11:42 am EDT October 21, 2004<br /><br />CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. -- There will be no prison time for a Vineland man who failed to apply enough sunscreen to his 12-year-old son.<br /><br /> <br /> IMAGES IN THE NEWS<br />Car Stuck Under Tanker Truck<br />Fidel Castro Fractures Knee, Arm<br />Democracy Plaza Exhibits<br />Plane Crash In Missouri Kills 13<br />Hot New Bar Is Made Of Ice<br />Rough Waters Toss Man Overboard<br />Walgreens Explodes<br />Exotic Reptiles Confiscated From Home<br />Four Vehicle Crash Kills Toddler<br />World's Longest Eyelash?<br />Mystery Animal Found In Texas <br /> <br /> <br />Walter McKelvie Jr. received four years of probation and has to attend parenting classes after he pleaded guilty to child abuse and neglect charges Wednesday.<br /><br />The 43-year-old was facing up to 18 months in prison. <br /><br />McKelvie and the boy, who is mentally disabled, spent 7 1/2 hours at the beach in Wildwood in July 2003.<br /><br />The child suffered second-degree burns that left large, bleeding blisters on his back, chest and shoulder.<br /><br />Authorities were alerted by the boy's mother, who is divorced from McKelvie.<br />© 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
