Hamilton County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters said at a press conference today.

"None of the witnesses interviewed described the [boy's] mother as anything but attentive to her children," he said. "Our information is that the mother turned away for a few seconds to attend to another one of her young children and that is when the 3-year-old was able to climb into the gorilla enclosure. Any parent who is honest with himself or herself would have to understand how this could happen to even the most attentive parent."
"I am very sorry about the loss of this gorilla, but nothing about this situation rises to the level of a criminal charge," Deters said.