Man charged with child abandonment expected in court

ATLANTA - A man who police accuse of leaving his newborn baby in a parking lot is expected in court Friday. <br> <br> Eddie Stephens initially told authorities he found the baby girl abandoned in a downtown parking lot last month. Police say he is the father of the child. <br> <br> Stephens, 61, faces charges of child abandonment and making a false police report. <br> <br> A probable cause hearing has been scheduled Friday morning. <br> <br> The baby&#39;s mother - Jeanette Worrell - denies knowing what happened until hours later. She also has been charged with a misdemeanor. <br> <br> Stephens - who has worked at Franklin&#39;s Printing since 1975 - told police he found the baby in the company parking lot. He said he saw a pile of towels on a concrete ledge. <br> <br> The baby - named Selena Rena by her caseworker - is being cared for by a foster family.

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