Woman Arrested for Taking 6 year old to Tanning Booth

[Old Herb Lady]

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Mother and daughter: The difference in hue of Krentcil (left) and Anna (right) is blatantly obvious


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Fighting for her case: Krentcil (left) says that it was all a misunderstanding and that she did not take her daughter in the booth but only in the room while she herself was tanning




The incident began when Krentcil's dair-skinned, red-haired daughter's kindergarten teacher called authorities after she noticed the painful burns when the girl when to school.
But Krentcil told The Today Show (http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/47260487#47260487) this morning. 'This whole thing has been blown out of proportion.

'I'm not going to bring my little daughter into a 90 degree bed, I mean, that's not normal.'
Krentcil said that while she did take her daughter Anna to the tanning salon, the little girl never got in the booth and was only there waiting for her mother to finish her session.



She argues that Anna got her sunburn from playing in the yard and not breaking the law. Doctors say tanning booths, which emit UV radiation, are known carcinogens.

Krentcil's daughter apparently received enough of the radiation to burn her skin and leave her with painful damage, police say.
Her attorney, John Caruso, disagrees, as he said that Krentcil will be exonerated, because the evidence will show the child never entered the booth.

'Forget about the presumption of innocence; my client is 150 percent innocent,' Caruso said. 'She loves that child more than her whole life. She would never, ever allow her child to go inside a tanning bed.'





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Shocked: Krentcil (left) and her daughter Anna (right) have been 'shaken up' by the attention from the arrest


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/02/article-2138197-12E395A3000005DC-234_634x399.jpg Facing the heat: Krentcil entered a plea of not guilty in court on Wednesday


The child is still living at home with her mother, Caruso told Municipal Court Judge Roslyn Holmes-Grant, though he said the state's child welfare agency is monitoring the family.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/02/article-2138197-12DF091A000005DC-430_306x308.jpg Mug shot: Krentcil clearly went tanning after her April 24 arrest (seen here) as she is darker in recent images

Krentcil said she loves tanning and has visited salons for many years but would not do anything to jeopardize her daughter's health.

'Never in my life would I endanger my child by putting her in a tanning booth. I'm not dumb,' she said before her scheduled hearing. Outside court, she called herself 'a wonderful mother.'
The Bergen County Record (http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/149561605_Nutley_police__Child_burns_in_tanning_bo oth.html) reports that employees the tanning salon in Nutley, New Jersey, didn't realize Krentcil had brought her daughter into the stand-up tanning booth.

State law prohibits children under 14 from using tanning booths. Anyone under 18 must have parental permission.

The incident was reported when a teacher at Anna's school overheard Anna telling a friend that she went to the tanning salon with her mom, and then the teacher pieced that together with Anna's noticeable sunburn.

'I tan, she doesn't tan,' Krentcil said, stating the obvious.

With her skin reminiscent of the outlandish character Magda from the 1998 comedy There's Something About Mary, it is very clear that Krentcil has been to more than one tanning session in her time.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/02/article-2138197-12E2D0B2000005DC-545_634x365.jpg Trip to the salon: Krentcil argues the girl was in the room but not in the actual booth


Even given the timing of her mugshot- taken on April 24- and her Today Show interview- which aired on May 2- the difference in her skin tone makes it clear that her legal scuffle didn't stop her from making a stop at the tanning salon in the meantime.

Krentcil says her daughter did not break any laws by going in the room with her but not in the actual tanning booth.

'It's called a tanning booth and a tanning room.'
The legal situation has taken a toll on both Krentcil and Anna.

'Its traumatizing for a little girl who did nothing wrong but got a little sunburn,' Krentcil told Today.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/02/article-2138197-12E2D0A9000005DC-921_634x348.jpg Tan: Patricia Krentcil, 44, allegedly took her daughter tanning but says that it was a misunderstanding

Police arrested Krentcil April 24. She took the child to the tanning salon the week before, authorities say.
The charge was upgraded to a felony Monday, and Krentcil was released after posting $25,000 bail.
A family told WABC-TV (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_jersey&id=8643671) that Krentcil was 'shaken' by her arrest.
Dr Stephanie Badalamenti, a dermatologist, told the station tanning booths can increase the risk of developing melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, by 75 percent.

'This can be very dangerous,' she said. 'This can be a life-changer.'

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138197/New-Jersey-mother-Patricia-Krentcil-arrested-daughter-5-burned-tanning-booth.html#ixzz1tjv5z5BN

[muffin]

good god!!

[(:)]

she's leather now.... how sad.

edit: what is it with people from jersey and tanning??

[ximmy]

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[Cebu_4_2]

Of course none of them photos were retouched, seriously this is as bad as barrys fake birth certificate.

[Cebu_4_2]

Ximmy here is the guy in your picture


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ0Ls86YfPA

[Old Herb Lady]

It's for real... here's a video.................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cbmoFZ7kBg

[Old Herb Lady]

There's more to this story besides pics.......looks like a set-up perhaps ..........................

The little girl got sunburned outside in the SUN. (possible, yes !)

She went to the tanning salon with Mommy but didn't get in the bed. (possible, yes !)

African American school teacher of the little girl called cops & said the MOTHER took the sunburned little girl to TAN at the salon.

[Gaillo]

'Forget about the presumption of innocence; my client is 150 percent innocent,' Caruso said.

I hope her attorney has a better understanding of law than he has of math... ::)

[joboo]

This is like a form of racism in the form of skin color.

The woman is fully entitled to tan herself as much as she wants regardless of how excessive.

If the woman was not so tanned there would be no issue. Does she use bronzers as well? Sure looks like it.

Do red heads burn easily when going out in the sun? Absolutely they do.

The tanning place I frequent once in a blue moon is a bed, in good sized room, with a chair and a lockable door. It's entirely possible she wanted to go tan, and had to look after her daughter at the same time.

Felony arrest, child services is involved, and no actual proof?

It's all because of how tanned she appears, and what people personally think about that.

I suppose the question is if a child getting sunburned is a crime now.

[zap]

What the hell is the matter with people??????????????????????????????

All of them...........

[Serpo]

Ive found the felon ....it was the SUN all along...................the sun attacked the kid with a ray gun and the sun deserves some heat put onto it.................its been getting away with too much for too long..................{**}

and that lady ,she is hot although a little crisp and over done.http://gold-silver.us/forum/images/smilies/300%20%28125%29.gif

[joboo]

Anorexic women think they still look fat even though they are skin and bones. Same psychological scenario going on.

The mind sees a different image than reality. This is quite common throughout society in varying degrees.

Should an anorexic mother be treated the same if their child allegedly skipped a meal with them but is otherwise in perfect health?

Strange world.

[Glass]

that is not a natural look. I don't think I've seen anyone that "tanned". Not even fat germans tourists get that tanned.

[palani]

that is not a natural look. I don't think I've seen anyone that "tanned". Not even fat germans tourists get that tanned.

So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde And that's it hanging on the shed.

[MNeagle]

Another term I've seen about this case is "Tanorexic"...



'Tan Mom' could face 10 years in prison



By Graham Winch
updated 5:36 PM EDT, Fri May 04, 2012


NEED TO KNOW

Police say mom put five-year-old daughter in a tanning bed
Woman faces child endangerment charge
If convicted she could face 10 years in prison



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Bronzed mom: I didn't put child in tanning bed

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Patricia Krentcil, now known as 'Tan Mom,' could face up to 10 years in prison if she’s convicted of child endangerment for allegedly taking her five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth last month.

The Essex County New Jersey Prosecutor's Office complaint warrant states that Krentcil took her daughter “in a stand up tanning booth causing first-degree burns on her body.” The warrant also says Krentcil was granted release on $25,000 bail.

READ MORE: The complaint warrant filed against ‘Tan Mom’ (http://cnninsession.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/karentcil-warrant.pdf)

Krentcil, 44, denies that she brought the girl into the tanning bed, and says she had burns from being out in the sun.

Her attorney John Caruso issued a written statement to In Session Thursday urging the public to not rush to judgment.

READ MORE: Op-ed: Don't make fun of 'Tan Mom' (http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/05/04/tan-mom-risks-tanning)

“The fact that she tans does not mean she could ever imagine bringing her child into a tanning booth or bed. Patricia would not and did not do this. All of us as children have heard the old adage, 'Never judge a book by its cover,'" Caruso says.

READ MORE: Krentcil’s attorney defends his client (http://cnninsession.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/krentcil-attorney-statement.pdf)

The Prosecutor’s Office is not commenting on the case, but a spokesperson says the “the investigation in active and ongoing.”

The court has not set a date for Krentcil’s trial.


http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/05/03/tan-mom-faces-10-years-prison?hpt=hp_t3

[Twisted Titan]

You got black women getting fake hair nails and contacts trying to mimic white features

And you got white women burning themselves to a fricken crisp to mimic black features.


Just wanted to make sure I got it correct....I thought I was living in bizzaro world

[solid]

You got black women getting fake hair nails and contacts trying to mimic white features

And you got white women burning themselves to a fricken crisp to mimic black features.


Just wanted to make sure I got it correct....I thought I was living in bizzaro world

I think our culture is very tough on women sometimes, especially the women brainwashed by the media. People are often their own biggest critic, and can get compulsive over things.

My guess is this gal's on medications.

[Goatman]

I think our culture is very tough on women sometimes, especially the women brainwashed by the media. People are often their own biggest critic, and can get compulsive over things.

My guess is this gal's on medications.

If she isn't, she sure should be. And so should whoever thought she was attractive enough to make a baby with. I mean, DAMN, that's some ugly beef jerky right there. Ain't enough tequila and pills in the world to make me do that.

[osoab]

Flash forward a few more years.


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