Schoolgirl, 19, arrested after giving birth in bathroom stall and attempting to 'flush the baby down the toilet'

Cherlie Lefleur gave birth in a bathroom stall at her high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

When the male fetus wouldn't flush down the toilet, she dumped it in a trash can

It has yet to determined if the baby was stillborn or born alive

Lefleur has been charged with concealing the death of a child

A 19-year-old school girl gave birth in a bathroom stall at her high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Tuesday and then attempted to flush the fetus down the toilet.



Cherlie Lefleur discarded the male fetus into a trash can in the bathroom at McCaskey East High School after failing to flush it away.

Investigators have yet to determine if the fetus was stillborn or born alive; an autopsy showed it was 27 to 29 weeks.



Cherlie Lefleur, 19, discarded the male fetus into a trash can in the bathroom at McCaskey East High School after failing to flush it down the toilet

Lefleur gave birth in a bathroom stall at McCaskey East High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Tuesday

Lefleur has been charged with concealing the death of a child.



She was arraigned Wednesday night by District Judge Joshua R. Keller and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $1 million bail, reports LancasterOnline .



A custodian found the fetus around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

On Wednesday, detectives conducted interviews and reviewed video footage, identifying Lefleur as the mother.

An infant born at 27 to 29 weeks is very premature but with the correct medical care and supervision could survive.

Lefleur has been charged with concealing the death of a child and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $1 million bail









