3 people charged with child neglect after 14-year-old found severely malnourished
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ONEIDA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Multiple suspects have been accused of child neglect out of Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Last summer, a 14-year-old girl was found severely malnourished in her father’s home.
When she was found, she weighed less than 40 pounds.
According to the criminal complaint, the first police officer on the scene said she appeared to be six or seven years old just based on her size.
This came to light when the girl’s father called 911 last August to report that his daughter was becoming lethargic and was consistently moaning with discomfort.
When she was taken to the hospital, she had signs of multi-organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure, cardiac dysfunction, pancreatitis and more.
“Quite frankly,” Outagamie County Court Commissioner Brian Figgy said in court. “These allegations before the court today are incredibly disturbing. And it’s alleged that the minor child was frankly living in a house of horrors.”
The girl’s father, Walter Goodman, along with two other people in the home have been charged with child neglect.
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