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  • N.J. tanning mom makes court appearance in Newark to answer child endangerment charge

    For the love of God.. kill this Oompa-Loompa with fire....



    Leather face...

    N.J. tanning mom makes court appearance in Newark to answer child endangerment charges
    Published: Wednesday, May 02, 2012, 10:38 AM Updated: Wednesday, May 02, 2012, 11:50 AM
    Alexi Friedman/The Star-Ledger By Alexi Friedman/The Star-Ledger
    N.J. tanning mom makes court appearance in Newark to answer child endangerment charges | NJ.com

    NEWARK — The Nutley woman facing child endangerment charges after her 5-year-old daughter allegedly suffered burns in a tanning salon vehemently denied wrongdoing before her initial court appearance in Essex County this morning.

    Patricia Krentcil, 44, who was charged April 24 after the girl showed up at her elementary school with burns, said her child instead tanned from a long day in the sun a few days before that.

    “It’s a lie,” Krentcil said of the charge.

    “She never went in there,” meaning a tanning salon, she said.
    Tan-Mom-In-Court.JPGTom Wright-Piersanti/ The Star-LedgerPatricia Krentcil, who is charged with child endangerment, speaks to a court employee this morning in Newark as she prepares for an appearance in Superior Court.

    Krentcil was interviewed outside the Newark courthouse where she was scheduled to appear later today in Superior Court.

    Once inside the courtroom, Krentcil — wearing tan pants, a beige trench coat, a green scarf and brown nail polish — sat in the front row with her husband, waiting for the hearing to begin. They were joined by Krentcil's attorney.

    Last night, Krentcil was interviewed on CBS-TV and said she never could have had taken her daughter into the tanning booth because "there's no room (and) I would never permit it."
    RELATED VIDEO: Krentcil's interview with CBS-TV
    Krentcil said she would not subject her young child, who she said is now 6, to the ultraviolet light emitted in tanning salons.

    She did say that her daughter does like to tan in the sun, much like her mother.

    “I love to tan, as you can see,” said Krentcil, who is a deep golden brown, “I’ve gone tanning my whole life.”

    “She goes tanning with mommy,” said Krentcil. “She wants to be like mommy.”

    State law prohibits children under the age of 14 from using tanning salons.

    Police were notified by school administrators of the girl’s injuries and Krentcil was arrested a short time later, a spokeswoman from the prosecutor’s office, Katherine Carter, said.

    According to police, Krentcil took her daughter into a stand-up tanning booth in the week prior to her arrest. But staff at the Nutley tanning salon, which was not identified, said they didn’t see the child in the booth, according to reports.

    Krentcil posted $25,000 bail and was released to Camden County authorities, where she had an outstanding municipal charge, Carter said.

    The child is in the custody of her father, Carter said. The name of the tanning salon was not released because it is not been charged in the incident, she said.

    The investigation is continuing, Carter said.
    She could be an extra in a minstrel show...
    Last edited by troung; 03 May 12,, 01:34.
    To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway

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    Oh...my...god I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

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    • #3
      Calling Charles Darwin! Where are you, Charles Darwin?
      Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

      Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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      • #4
        There are even more photos than that - all of them deeply disturbing. This woman is clearly mentally ill. My bet is that the kid ends up minus a parent due to skin cancer.
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        • #5
          Her teeth grown inside solarium?
          No such thing as a good tax - Churchill

          To make mistakes is human. To blame someone else for your mistake, is strategic.

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          • #6
            When I was a boy, a friend's mom looked almost that bad. Every time I saw her, she was out in the sun, slowly roasting. Years later, her skin was leather, actual leather. It was horrific. Then she died from radiation (UV) poisoning via skin cancer. I'll agree that there's something "off" in people like this... something in the head just isn't working properly.

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            • #7
              She will eventually start to sue people when she gets cancer.

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSN0...hannel&list=UL
              A burning question: Is N.J. woman's tan for real?
              http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/loca...016f3c1a1.html
              Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:00 am | Updated: 9:13 am, Thu May 3, 2012.

              By Jo Ciavaglia Staff writer | 12 comments

              Police are questioning her parenting skills, but others are questioning the extreme bronzed skin of a Nutley, N.J., woman who is accused of taking her young daughter into a tanning booth with her.

              What people want to know is: Could her deep dark tan possibly be real?

              Absolutely, area dermatologists said.

              And it doesn’t take long to get like that, they added. The artificial deep brown color of Patricia Krentcil’s skin can be achieved in weeks or months using a tanning bed.

              Ultraviolet light damages the skin — forcing it to make more pigment to protect itself — and the damage is cumulative, said Dr. Brian Smeal. He’s a general surgeon who has treated many skin cancer patients at LMA Surgical Associates, part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Associates in Burlington and Camden counties.

              “Her skin color could very well be real,” Smeal said. “Her skin appears leathery and that is indicative of years of repeated burns and tanning.”

              Krentcil, 44, captured media attention this week after police charged her with child endangerment for allegedly taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning booth with her last month. Krentcil denies the charges, saying her daughter was sunburned after a long day of playing outside.

              In subsequent TV interviews about the charges, Krentcil said she has tanned regularly for her whole life.

              That’s obvious, said dermatologist Dr. Susan Taylor of Society Hill Dermatology in Philadelphia.

              Her color could be the result of a combination of spray tanning and tanning bed visits, Taylor said, but she doubts it. Spray tans typically give the skin a yellow-orange color (think Snooki from “Jersey Shore”), while the UV tanning booth light gives skin a “funny” brown color, she said.

              Also obvious is her skin damage, which likely is permanent, the doctors said.

              Ultraviolet light damages DNA in the skin, making it unstable and increasing the risk of skin cancer, particularly among fair-skinned people who have light hair and light eyes.

              With time, DNA can repair itself, though not completely, Taylor said. What time cannot repair is UV damage to the collagen and elastin, the skin’s building blocks. That damage leads to wrinkling, rough texture, sun spots and discolorations.

              This kind of deep, artificial-looking tan isn’t something she sees a lot in her practice. But Taylor says it does appear, mostly among young adults under 30.

              That’s the same age group in which the deadliest form of skin cancer is most commonly found, U.S. health statistics show. Melanoma is the most common form of cancer among those 25 to 29 years old and the second most common form of cancer for people 15 to 29 years old, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

              A recent Mayo Clinic study found an eightfold increase — described as “alarming” in melanoma cases among women 18 to 39 years old since 1970.

              The study researchers don’t have clear-cut evidence that explains the rise in these cases, but the consensus seems to point to the increase in the use of tanning beds. Some studies suggest tanning beds increase the risk of developing a melanoma by 74 percent.

              Chronic tanning often perpetuates a vicious cycle, said Dr. Richard Fried of Yardley Dermatologist Association in Lower Makefield.

              Tanning can highlight blotchy brown spots or other skin discolorations, while more tanning can transiently camouflage it, Fried explained. But the net effect of ongoing tanning only increases skin damage, he said. Smoking cigarettes also accelerates the thickening and darkening process.

              Chronic exposure to ultraviolet light stimulates the skin to thicken, which is what gives it the leathery brown look seen in chronic tanners, Fried said. The skin discoloration can also make it more difficult to diagnose a melanoma lesion, he said.

              If Krentcil stops tanning, her skin would lighten, Fried said, but because of the degree of skin thickening, any underlying imperfections would appear more prominent.

              As strange as it may sound, Fried, a clinical psychologist as well as a dermatologist, said it’s possible Krentcil doesn’t realize how she looks. If her skin gradually darkened over many years, it’s possible the change was so subtle she didn’t notice, he theorized.

              “The face we see before us in the mirror each morning becomes our ‘new normal,’ ” he said. “Perhaps, unbelievably, we often fail to see how different our skin appears from the others around us.”

              Fried also wondered if Krentcil could be physically addicted to tanning.

              Studies have suggested that compulsive tanners appear to have a chemical release of internal opiates that give a psychological “high,” he said. A recent study has shown that using an opioid blocker called Naltrexone blocks the ability of tanners to experience that high.

              “As with any other addiction, judgment and perception can be altered and impaired,” Fried added. “Is it (that) they don’t see it, or the addiction is so strong it takes away the perception that I look so awful.”

              Jo Ciavaglia: 215-949-4181;

              email: [email protected];

              Twitter: @jociavaglia
              Last edited by troung; 03 May 12,, 14:20.
              To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway

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              • #8
                State law prohibits children under the age of 14 from using tanning salons.
                Sounds pretty low in my opinion. What's it like in other states?
                (over here it's 18 for medical reasons in Germany, France and Spain, 16 in the UK)

                Originally posted by Bigfella View Post
                There are even more photos than that - all of them deeply disturbing. This woman is clearly mentally ill.
                Her skin makes her look about ten years too old to have a 5-year-old child - if not two...

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