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A Merrimack mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false police report that accused her son's father of child abuse.Click to watch News 9's coverage.Authorities said Taylier Tibbetts, 20, also set up a GoFundMe site with altered photos of the boy that appeared to show bruising.Tibbetts received a suspended sentence of 30 days in jail, and the boy's father, Bryant Clark, said the punishment doesn't compare to the stress and hardship he had to go through to clear his name."I'd like to have at least the 30 days in jail imposed, considering she lied about something so serious," Clark said.Prosecutors said Tibbetts told police that Clark had abused their 3-year-old son. She started the GoFundMe site soon after filing the report, police said.In May, Tibbetts told News 9 that she hadn't lied, but Tuesday in Merrimack Circuit Court, she pleaded guilty to filing a false police report. In addition to the suspended 30-day sentence, she was given a $350 fine, also suspended.Clark said it was a slap on the wrist."She lied and did false things and got away with it, and I don't think that's right," he said."She did accept fault here. She did accept guilt," prosecutor Lisa Rick said. "She pleaded guilty. She accepted what she did was wrong, and that's a huge factor, when someone is able to admit that what they did was wrong."Rick said Tibbetts' age and lack of a criminal record played a part in the plea deal. She said that despite there being no jail time, there is still a lasting impact to the sentence."She will have a criminal record," Rick said. "She has to report that she was convicted of a crime. That's why we take it so seriously, and a suspended house sentence is the right result in this case."Clark said that while he's not happy with the sentence, he's trying to move on and focus on taking care of his son.Tibbetts declined to speak with News 9. Court officials said she must be on good behavior for one year, or else the sentence could be imposed.