Monterey County charges mother after newborn found dead on roadside in Moss Landing

The body of a newborn was found on the side of Struve Road in Moss Landing, and investigators quickly identified the child as the baby of a 14 year old girl. Prosecutors allege the girl killed the newborn, and the Monterey County district attorney has now charged the girl's mother, Ofelia Garcia Ortega, with endangerment in connection with the case.

The teenage mother was recovered in Mexico after the newborn's body was discovered. The baby's father was also arrested. The district attorney's office has not released further details of the charges against Ortega, and the investigation into the newborn's death is continuing.

The case, which police called 'Baby Angelita,' has drawn anguished attention on the Monterey Peninsula. A newborn dead by the roadside and a 14 year old mother who fled the country are facts that sit heavy however the charges sort out.