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February 3,
2003
Contact: Lynn Kimbrough,
720-913-9025
Woman Charged
with Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has formally filed charges against a
woman found living in unhealthy conditions with her 13-year-old
adopted daughter.
50-year-old- Mary Flanagan (DOB:
07-27-52) is charged with child abuse (M2), and
cruelty to animals (M1).
The charges allege that, on
January 26, 2003, Flanagan and the 13-year-old girl were found
to be living in a house in the 4800 block of South Hoyt Street
that was filled with trash and numerous dead animals.
Flanagan has been issued a
criminal summons and complaint. She is scheduled to appear in
court at 8:00 a.m. on February 27th, 2003 in Denver
County Court room 11S, for arraignment.
The range for sentencing on a
class 1 misdemeanor is probation to 18 months in jail and up to
a $5000 fine. The range for a class 2 misdemeanor is probation
to 12 months in jail and up to a $1000 fine.
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*The filing of a criminal charge is merely a formal accusation
that an individual(s) committed a crime(s) under Colorado
laws. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty. See Colo. RPC 3.6
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