By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A woman has been arrested and charged after she falsely claimed her 7-year-old daughter had cancer and raked in thousands of dollars in donations.
In a news release, Noble County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Ohio woman, Pamela Reed, 41, of Pleasant City, was, on Monday, arrested and charged with theft by deception, a fourth-degree felony.
Prior to her arrest, the Sheriff’s Office and county’s Department of job and family services were notified on January 4 about a local child who had been falsely publicly portrayed to be fighting cancer.
The sheriff’s department and child services detectives swung into action, investigating the claims and confirmed that the child didn’t have cancer.
“Several local organizations had participated in fundraising efforts and had made monetary contributions to help the family offset medical expenses,” police said.
Stonix News gathered from a reliable source that the investigation uncovered one local organization had donated $8,000 to the family to aid with their alleged cancer treatment expenses.
Reed admitted during questioning that she exaggerated and fabricated medical conditions to receive monetary donations from local organizations.
The directors of the family services department, Sheriff Jason Mackie and Misty Wells, in a statement said:
“Child abuse and neglect isn’t always cut and dry, cookie cutter scenarios. If you as a professional or as a member of our community feel like something just isn’t quite right, don’t hesitate, make the report.
“The grit and devotion of this team is inspiring.”
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