US Couple Arrested For Forcibly Tattooing Their Kids, And Scrapping Skin To Remove Ink

On Monday, a Texas couple was arrested for restraining their two young kids and permanently marking them with tattoos. Later, when the authorities intervened, they tried to remove the tattoos by cutting the skin.

According to an arrest affidavit by KTRE, Megan and Gunner Farr of Zavalla allegedly restrained their 5 and 9-year-old children with a rope and taped their mouths while blindfolding them with a rag as they used a tattoo needle on their skin.

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The authorities informed the nearby media that the couple had inked the foot of the 5-year-old and the shoulder of the 9-year-old child.

According to the statement, Megan, aged 27, and Gunner Farr, aged 23, attempted to remove the tattoos from their children's skin by applying lemon juice, cutting, scraping, and scrubbing the affected areas, following involvement from Child Protective Services (CPS).

The children had apparent injuries near the tattoo where it looked like flesh was taken away from that particular location. This coincided with the involvement of CPS in the alleged case of child abuse.

The biological father of the children and their stepmother had noticed the ink and inquired about it to their mother. Upon being questioned about the tattoos, Megan Farr laughed and left the scene. Nonetheless, upon witnessing the presence of tattoos on the children, both the biological father and stepmother felt compelled to alert Child Protective Services (CPS) about the situation.

Child services were alerted and started an investigation after the father of the kids called them. On April 17, the police were notified. The day after, CPS took action and removed the 9 and 5-year-old children along with their two younger siblings. The two children involved were also taken to the hospital for medical care.

During their weeklong inquiry, the police questioned the children about the reported abuse and seized a tattoo kit.

On Monday, Zavalla police arrested Megan and Gunner Farr. Megan and Ginner faced charges of injuring two children and unlawfully restraining them, Both individuals are being held on bond for a total of $35,000.

The children have been placed under the care of Child Protective Services.

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