The New Jersey mother who is accused of bringing her daughter into a tanning booth with her thinks that she is a the subject of witch hunt.
'There’s somebody out there for my whole life that doesn’t like me because they are jealous, fat and they’re ugly,' Patricia Krencil told a reporter on Thursday.
Krentcil entered a not guilty plea to her child endangerment charge in court on Wednesday, and she continues to claim that the arrest was simply the result of a misunderstanding.
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'I would never, ever put my daughter in a tanning booth,' she told a TMZ reporter.
'Any mother who makes an accusation about me is not a mother because I’m a great mother — I would never do that to my child.'
The saga began when the teacher of Krentcil's fair-skinned, red-haired daughter Anna noticed serious burns on the 5-year-old's body.
Mr Krentcil, a 47-year-old trader, stood up for his wife in spite of the fact that neighbors have said she went tanning while pregnant with Anna.
'They’re making her out to be a monster,' he told The Daily News.
'She just likes it. She’s not a crazy maniac where she has to tan every day.
Patricia Krentcil, however, stayed away from the front door but couldn't keep too far out of the action as she was seen peering out her upstairs window to keep watch.
Krentcil said that while she did take her daughter Anna to the tanning salon, the little girl never got in the booth and was only there waiting for her mother to finish her session.
She argues that Anna got her sunburn from playing in the yard and not breaking the law. Doctors say tanning booths, which emit UV radiation, are known carcinogens.
Krentcil's daughter apparently received enough of the radiation to burn her skin and leave her with painful damage, police say.
Her attorney, John Caruso, disagrees, as he said that Krentcil will be exonerated, because the evidence will show the child never entered the booth.
'Forget about the presumption of innocence; my client is 150 per cent innocent,' Caruso said. 'She loves that child more than her whole life. She would never, ever allow her child to go inside a tanning bed.'
The child is still living at home with her mother, Caruso told Municipal Court Judge Roslyn Holmes-Grant, though he said the state's child welfare agency is monitoring the family.
Krentcil said she loves tanning and has visited salons for many years but would not do anything to jeopardize her daughter's health.
'Never in my life would I endanger my child by putting her in a tanning booth. I'm not dumb,' she said before her scheduled hearing. Outside court, she called herself 'a wonderful mother.'
The Bergen County Record reports that employees the tanning salon in Nutley, New Jersey, didn't realize Krentcil had brought her daughter into the stand-up tanning booth.
State law prohibits children under 14 from using tanning booths. Anyone under 18 must have parental permission.
The incident was reported when a teacher at Anna's school overheard Anna telling a friend that she went to the tanning salon with her mom, and then the teacher pieced that together with Anna's noticeable sunburn.
'I tan, she doesn't tan,' Krentcil said, stating the obvious.
With her skin reminiscent of the outlandish character Magda from the 1998 comedy There's Something About Mary, it is very clear that Krentcil has been to more than one tanning session in her time.
Even given the timing of her mugshot- taken on April 24- and her Today Show interview- which aired on May 2- the difference in her skin tone makes it clear that her legal scuffle didn't stop her from making a stop at the tanning salon in the meantime.
Krentcil says her daughter did not break any laws by going in the room with her but not in the actual tanning booth.
'It's called a tanning booth and a tanning room.'
The legal situation has taken a toll on both Krentcil and Anna.
'Its traumatizing for a little girl who did nothing wrong but got a little sunburn,' Krentcil told Today.
Police arrested Krentcil April 24. She took the child to the tanning salon the week before, authorities say.
The charge was upgraded to a felony Monday, and Krentcil was released after posting $25,000 bail.
A family told WABC-TV that Krentcil was 'shaken' by her arrest.
Dr Stephanie Badalamenti, a dermatologist, told the station tanning booths can increase the risk of developing melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, by 75 percent.
'This can be very dangerous,' she said. 'This can be a life-changer.'
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'There’s somebody out there for my whole life that doesn’t like me because they are jealous, fat and they’re ugly,' Patricia Krencil told a reporter on Thursday.
Krentcil entered a not guilty plea to her child endangerment charge in court on Wednesday, and she continues to claim that the arrest was simply the result of a misunderstanding.
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In court: Patricia Krentcil appeared at her arraignment on Wednesday because she was charged with child endangerment for allegedly taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning
Pale family: Anna, 5, is seen being held by her father Rich Krentcil, and shown with her brother Addison , as the children are still living at home with their mother in spite of the charges
'Any mother who makes an accusation about me is not a mother because I’m a great mother — I would never do that to my child.'
The saga began when the teacher of Krentcil's fair-skinned, red-haired daughter Anna noticed serious burns on the 5-year-old's body.
Mr Krentcil, a 47-year-old trader, stood up for his wife in spite of the fact that neighbors have said she went tanning while pregnant with Anna.
'They’re making her out to be a monster,' he told The Daily News.
'She just likes it. She’s not a crazy maniac where she has to tan every day.
Center of the action: Anna Krentcil, 5, seen with her father Rich on the right, was apparently so sunburned that her teacher noticed and notified authorities
Standing guard: Patricia Krentcil was caught looking at the paparazzi outside of her Nutley, New Jersey home
Krentcil said that while she did take her daughter Anna to the tanning salon, the little girl never got in the booth and was only there waiting for her mother to finish her session.
She argues that Anna got her sunburn from playing in the yard and not breaking the law. Doctors say tanning booths, which emit UV radiation, are known carcinogens.
Krentcil's daughter apparently received enough of the radiation to burn her skin and leave her with painful damage, police say.
Her attorney, John Caruso, disagrees, as he said that Krentcil will be exonerated, because the evidence will show the child never entered the booth.
'Forget about the presumption of innocence; my client is 150 per cent innocent,' Caruso said. 'She loves that child more than her whole life. She would never, ever allow her child to go inside a tanning bed.'
The child is still living at home with her mother, Caruso told Municipal Court Judge Roslyn Holmes-Grant, though he said the state's child welfare agency is monitoring the family.
Krentcil said she loves tanning and has visited salons for many years but would not do anything to jeopardize her daughter's health.
Mother and daughter: The difference in hue of Krentcil (left) and Anna (right) is blatantly obvious
Shocked: Krentcil (left) and her daughter Anna (right) have been 'shaken up' by the attention from the arrest
'Never in my life would I endanger my child by putting her in a tanning booth. I'm not dumb,' she said before her scheduled hearing. Outside court, she called herself 'a wonderful mother.'
Mug shot: Krentcil clearly went tanning after her April 24 arrest (seen here) as she is darker in recent images
State law prohibits children under 14 from using tanning booths. Anyone under 18 must have parental permission.
The incident was reported when a teacher at Anna's school overheard Anna telling a friend that she went to the tanning salon with her mom, and then the teacher pieced that together with Anna's noticeable sunburn.
'I tan, she doesn't tan,' Krentcil said, stating the obvious.
With her skin reminiscent of the outlandish character Magda from the 1998 comedy There's Something About Mary, it is very clear that Krentcil has been to more than one tanning session in her time.
Fighting for her case: Krentcil (left) says that it was all a misunderstanding and that she did not take her daughter in the booth but only in the room while she herself was tanning
Facing the heat: Krentcil entered a plea of not guilty in court on Wednesday
Trip to the salon: Krentcil argues the girl was in the room but not in the actual booth
Krentcil says her daughter did not break any laws by going in the room with her but not in the actual tanning booth.
'It's called a tanning booth and a tanning room.'
The legal situation has taken a toll on both Krentcil and Anna.
'Its traumatizing for a little girl who did nothing wrong but got a little sunburn,' Krentcil told Today.
Tan: Patricia Krentcil, 44, allegedly took her daughter tanning but says that it was a misunderstanding
The charge was upgraded to a felony Monday, and Krentcil was released after posting $25,000 bail.
A family told WABC-TV that Krentcil was 'shaken' by her arrest.
Dr Stephanie Badalamenti, a dermatologist, told the station tanning booths can increase the risk of developing melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, by 75 percent.
'This can be very dangerous,' she said. 'This can be a life-changer.'
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