Teen starved for years in horrendous case of abuse

Jon Pomeroy, the girl's biological father, and Rebecca Long, the girl's step mother, are each charged with first- and second-degree criminal mistreatment. Sheriff spokesman John Urquhart says the girl weighed only 48 pounds when contacted by deputies Friday, and had been given only little food and water for several years. "This is a horrendous case of child abuse," Urquhart said. "It was described as a concentration camp survivor. That's what she looked like."
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