California ‘party mom’ faces reckoning for hosting alcohol-fueled teen sex parties

A California mother dubbed the "Los Gatos party mom" has been convicted of felony child abuse after prosecutors said she hosted alcohol- and sex-fueled parties for young teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a trial and several days of deliberations, a jury found Shannon O’Connor, 51, guilty of 48 charges, including two felony sex offenses. O’Connor, also known as Shannon Bruga, faces prison when she is sentenced later this year.

If the court applies the aggravating circumstances...