You seem to hear of WoW related reports all the time. The popularity of the game makes it a center-point for abusive news.
Anyways, it's pretty horrible, but I can see how easily time can be lost even if you have a child to take care of. I do it myself and forget to feed my dogs until 2 hours past their meal when I'm playing a game. Still, glad she plead guilty rather than cause more drama than was needed.