MORGANTON, N.C. — A Morganton man is facing child abuse charges after a young child was found alone, naked, and scratched up in a Chick-fil-A parking lot, police said.
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Joshua Hawley told officers another child was responsible for that one while he slept.
Officers returned to the home the next day and found the child outside alone, again, near some woods.
Hawley faces two counts of misdemeanor child abuse.
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