Crime Washington mom subjected healthy daughter to 470 unnecessary medical procedures

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SEATTLE (KOMO) — A woman in the Seattle suburb of Renton, Wash. has pleaded not guilty to charges that she subjected her healthy 6-year-old adopted daughter to more than 470 unnecessary medical appointments and procedures, including surgeries, over a four-year period.

Sophie Hartman, 31, entered the plea Thursday via Zoom in King County Superior Court to one count of second-degree child assault and one count of second-degree attempted child assault.

According to court documents in the case, Hartman has cared for the adopted daughter and her older sister since 2015, when they came to the U.S. from Zambia. Hartman is white and both adopted daughters are Black, and Hartman formally adopted both of them in 2019.

Beginning in 2016, Hartman began subjecting the younger daughter to medically unnecessary treatments and surgeries after claiming that the daughter experienced a rare disorder that caused her to have seizures and other health problems, the court records show.

In July 2017, the daughter was forced to undergo surgical placement of a gastrostomy tube, a tube that provides direct access to the stomach to provide food, liquid and medication when a child is unable to eat by mouth.

In December 2018, the girl underwent surgical placement of a cecostomy tube, a tube that is surgically placed into the intestine so that liquids can be used to flush the bowels.

Hartman also sought the surgical placement of a hormonal implant intended to suppress the early onset of puberty in her 6-year-old daughter, according to the court file. Placement of this device is invasive and requires anesthesia.

In addition to surgical interventions, Hartman has required her daughter to wear leg braces, orthotics and use a wheelchair since at least 2016, the court documents show. Hartman also allegedly told a paraeducator at her daughter's school that the girl could "leave us anytime."

But doctors eventually became suspicious and told Hartman in June 2019 that their examination showed her daughter did not need braces, orthotics or a wheelchair. Nonetheless, Hartman continued to restrain the girl in leg braces and used a wheelchair when she met with a different specialist a few days later, court records show.


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I would love to see this lady's medical records to see what kind of prescription drugs she was on. You would never know the real deal on the drugs though due to Hippa laws in the US and other medical privacy laws.
 
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