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Published: September 24, 2008
ORLANDO - A mother who was videotaped spraying her young daughter with a high-pressure water hose at an Orlando carwash has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery.
A judge sentenced Niurka "Nicki" Ramirez to one year of supervised probation Monday.
Prosecutors had dropped the more serious charges - felony child abuse and culpable negligence - from the February incident.
Ramirez had said she was trying to discipline her 2-year-old daughter for throwing a temper tantrum.
She told authorities she did not use the high-pressure feature on the hose when spraying the child.
A nurse reported that the girl had no visible injuries 11 days after the incident.
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