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Posted October 14th, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

Parents charged with starving daughter

A Sheriff’s Sargent in Carnation, Washington is calling a child abuse case “the worst [he’s] ever seen”. Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy are being charged with criminal mistreatment for allegedly starving their 14-year-old daughter for years. The girl was found weighing only 50 pounds — the same weight as when she was 9.

Long and Pomeroy were arrested Friday after a two-month investigation that began when a neighbor called Child Protective Services to report screaming from the couple’s Carnation home. They were booked into the King County Jail and were being held on warrants issued Monday, with bail set at $20,000.

A deputy noted that the girl looked pale, emaciated and half her age.

The girl told police that her stepmother disciplined her for behavioral problems by restricting her water intake, giving her half a Dixie cup of water each day. Long allegedly monitored the girl’s showers and wouldn’t let her brush her teeth so she couldn’t sneak drinks. She fed her a diet mostly of toast, court documents say.


Information from: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/3830...



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  1. David
    Oct 14th, 2008
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    These A**holes should go to jail for life. My 8 year old daughter is 4′7″ the same height as this 14 year old and is almost twice what she weighed.

    A firing squad would be a great option too. I hope there is a special place in hell for them.

  2. Lisa
    Oct 22nd, 2008
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    Baby girl please know that people are cheering for your quick recovery. What you went through no one should ever have to go through. I pray that you come through all of this with the least amount of scars possible. If you need a loving home know that hundreds even thousands of people would provide you with one. I know I would myself.

    Laws need to be changed now to protect our children from monsters like these. 20k for bond? What is that? Four years? What kind of punishment is that. Not when this woman tried to murder this precious life. The father did nothing to stop it. Charge them with attempted murder, criminal neglect, Child neglect, assult, and battery! Make them pay for what they did to this baby.

  3. Nancy
    Oct 22nd, 2008
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    If these “parents” were treated the same way in jail, they would probably file a lawsuit against their jailors! If they ONLY go to jail for this, even if it were for the rest of their lives, they will NEVER have to go through the torture they’ve inflicted on this child. No one deserves the type of hell they’ve made her endure for so, so long. They should never get their kids back, EVER, and too bad they can’t be sterilized, too. Probably the saddest thing I’ve ever heard of in my life.

  4. Darwin
    Nov 1st, 2008
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    As a past victim of child abuse involving emotional and physical neglect, I remember the absolute fear on a daily basis. I prayed hard it would end and eventually it did. The scars are permanent. Most of my life I have struggled to shed off the lasting effects (and anger) through professional therapy and medication. I have finally, now into my forty’s, am experiencing freedom. I will never forget and unfortunately as hard as I have tried, never forgive.

    I am so thankful this girl has been rescued from this cruelty and horror. I hope now her life is protected and her recovery strong. I believe all those involved should be accountable. As for her parents, I would rather not mention my true feelings here.

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