Four charged after malnourished teen found weighing 35 pounds

OUTGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (Scripps News Green Bay) — Four people have been charged in Wisconsin after a severely malnourished teen was found “gravely ill” in an Oneida home.

50-year-old Melissa Goodman was formally charged with five felony counts of chronic neglect of a child, the exact charges already filed against 47-year-old Walter Goodman, 29-year-old Savanna LeFever, and 27-year-old Kayla Stemler. She is being held at the Outagamie County Jail on a $150,000 cash bond.

Four people have been charged after a teenager was found severely malnourished in a Wisconsin home. (Scripps News Green Bay)

The charges stem from allegations involving a 14-year-old girl, investigators say, who was found in August severely malnourished, weighing just 35 pounds, and suffering from organ failure…

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