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In September, Maria Lopez-Paz, a 39-year-old Pennsylvania mother, was charged with endangering her seven-year-old daughter’s welfare after police found the girl unable to eat solid food due to severe tooth decay. The child had been out of school because she was unvaccinated and had no previous dental care, resulting in 10 cavities requiring multiple extractions and procedures. Police responded to reports of a malnourished child and potential drug use at Lopez-Paz’s home; she is now held on $200,000 bail in Lackawanna County Prison with a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 14.
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In September, Maria Lopez-Paz, a 39-year-old mother from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Police were called to her home after reports that a seven-year-old girl was not being fed properly and there might be drug use present. The girl had been out of school due to unvaccinated status according to a county Office of Youth and Family Services case manager.
During an emergency assessment at the Children's Advocacy Center, it emerged that the child could only sleep without pain from her severe tooth decay, which prevented her from eating solid food. She described living in unsanitary conditions with cockroaches, rats, and other pests present in the home. Caseworkers later took her to a dentist where they discovered she had never received dental care; she required treatment for 10 cavities, large decay, and several tooth extractions.
Due to these circumstances, custody of the child was transferred to the Office of Youth and Family Services, highlighting severe neglect and health issues caused by lack of proper care.
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A Pennsylvania mother allegedly let her seven-year-old daughter's teeth rot so badly that the girl was unable to eat solid food, according to a criminal complaint.
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Maria Lopez-Paz, 39, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police officers responded to reports of a child not being fed and possible drug use in the Scranton home in September, the Scranton Times Tribune reported.
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Tribune → charge → September
The young girl was not in school because she was not vaccinated, a county Office of Youth and Family Services case manager told police when contacted about the child.
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manager → vaccinate → child
In an emergency interview and medical assessment at the Children's Advocacy Center, the child told officers that she was only not in pain while sleeping.
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she → tell → pain
She also said there were cockroaches, rats and bugs in the home, according to the complaint obtained by the Scranton Times Tribune.
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When she was hungry, she drank milk, the girl said, who is now in custody of the office of Youth and Family Services.
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who → drink → Services
Four days after the incident, caseworkers took the girl to a dentist, where staff concluded that she never had any dental care in her life.
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she → take → life
She suffered from 10 cavities and large decay and needed several extractions and procedures.
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She → suffer → extractions
Police officers responded to a reports of a child not being fed and possible drug use in the Scranton home in September
According to investigators, the child had not seen any kind of doctor since 2024.
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Lopez-Paz remains in Lackawanna County Prison with a bail of $200,000, the Scranton Times Tribune reported.
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Tribune → remain → 200,000
She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 11am on October 14.
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She → schedule → October
It is unclear if she has retained an attorney, and calls to the Scranton Public Defender's Office went unanswered.
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calls → retain → Office
The Daily Mail contacted Scranton Police Department for more information.
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