NJ mom accused of putting 6-year-old in tanning booth
By
Casey Glynn
/ CBS News
New Jersey mother Patricia Krentcil (left) appeared in Superior Court in Newark, N.J. on May 2, 2012 and pleaded not guilty to a child endangerment charge after allegedly allowing her 6-year-old daughter to tan at a salon, causing burns. The mother of five has previously admitted to bringing Anna into the salon but said she's never allowed the fair-skinned girl into the tanning bed. She claims her daughter got sunburned by being outside on a recent warm day. In Feb. 2013 it was reported that Krentcil was looking to move to London to escape ridicule in New Jersey.
This photograph of Patricia Krentcil was released by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J.
Patricia Krentcil, 44, waits to be arraigned at the Essex County Superior Court, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J., where she appeared on charges of endangering her 5-year-old child by taking her into a tanning salon.
Patricia Krentcil, 44, center, walks out of Essex County Superior Court with her lawyer John Caruso, right, after court appearance on charges of child endangerment, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J.
Reporters talk to Patricia Krentcil, 44, center right, as she walks out of Essex County Superior Court after court appearance on charges of child endangerment, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J.
Patricia Krentcil, 44, walks out of Essex County Superior Court after court appearance on charges of child endangerment, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J.
Patricia Krentcil, 44, left, stands with her lawyer John Caruso during a court appearance on charges of child endangerment at the Essex County Superior Court, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Newark, N.J.