How Could You? Hall of Shame-Christy Mae Pensinger UPDATED

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, adoptive mother Christy Mae Pensinger, aged 59, had her hearing to have her guilty plea withdrawn delayed for a second psychological exam. She is accused of “pushing her 5-year-old adopted son down a flight of stairs and depriving him of food.” In September 2009, she pled guilty to “recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault.” He only weighed 25 pounds when he was taken to a local hospital in February 2009. She had only taken him to the doctor twice between 2007 and 2009.

The next hearing will be April 26, 2011.
Hearing Delayed in Child Abuse Case
[Daily American 2/22/11 by Michelle Ganassi]

Update/February 25, 2012:
No new media articles have been published. A search of the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania public court records reveal the following:

On 9/21/09 she had pled guilty to Felony 3/Endangering Welfare of Children -Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense and Felony 1/ Aggravated Assault

Felony 2 Charges of Unlawful Restraint/ Serious Bodily Injury and false imprisonment were dropped.
Misdemeanor 1 charge of simple assault was dropped.

Misdemeanor charge 2 of recklessly endangering another person was dropped.

A charge of harrassment subject other to physical contact was dropped.

Then 2 felony 3 Felony 3/Endangering Welfare of Children -Parent/Guardian/Other Commits Offense  were dropped and Misdemeanor charge 2 of recklessly endangering another person was withdrawn.

Then she pled guilty to Misdemeanor charge 2 of recklessly endangering another person  on 4/26/11 and confined for 1 month to 2 years maximum. As of 7/14/11 she was still in jail.

Update 2

As of July 18, 2013 she is still listed as a prisoner.

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