Atlantic City Mayor: Daughter, ‘Scared I’m never gonna wake up again’ Harry Hurley Published: December 10, 2025 Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office photo.

In a dramatic moment in open court, during the Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small criminal trial … his daughter (known as J.S.) said:

"I'm scared I'm never gonna wake up again,"

The Criminal Trial Is A Personal Tragedy

it is beyond sad. A minor child has accused both of her parents with serious child abuse criminal charges.

It is all playing out right now in open court, although the allegations have spread throughout the region and beyond for more than 1 1/2 years.

It Could End With Both Parents In Jail

This would leave the minor child (now 17 years old) at the mercy of the New Jersey social services system, although she will

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