Felicity Huffman's Jail Term Sends Signal to Other Parents in College Scandal
- Sentence may send chill through parents awaiting sentencing
- ‘Rebuild your life,’ judge tells ‘Desperate Housewives’ star
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Felicity Huffman got two weeks in jail for rigging her daughter’s entrance-exam scores in the U.S. college admissions scandal, the first parent to be sentenced in the sprawling case that sparked a nationwide debate over class and privilege.
“You take your sentence,” U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told a tearful Huffman in federal court in Boston on Friday. “You move forward. And you can rebuild your life after this.”