Va. mom pleads guilty in child tattooing case

By Washington Examiner
Published August 19, 2014 4:24pm ET
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RUSTBURG, Va. (AP) — A Campbell County woman has been sentenced on charges of trying to remove tattoos from her two daughters with a razor blade.

Media outlets say 35-year-old Melissa Delp pleaded guilty Monday in Campbell County Circuit Court to felony child abuse. She was sentenced to eight years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended.

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