Megan Farr, 29, pleaded responsible to illegal restraint and 4 counts of damage to a toddler with intentional bodily damage final Thursday, per KTRE.

Her court docket look comes after her husband, 25-year-old Gunnar Farr, was reportedly sentenced to 2 years for a restraint cost and 5 years for every of the 4 bodily damage prices, to be served concurrently, after pleading responsible on March 19.

Megan will probably be sentenced at a later date.

The Farrs had been arrested on April 24, 2023, following investigations by each Youngster Protecting Companies and the Angelina County Sheriff’s Workplace.

In keeping with their arrest affidavit, through a earlier KTRE report, the 2 tied down Megan’s kids, who had been 9 and 5 when the incident occurred, with rope. Gunnar is the youngsters’s stepfather.

The adults then allegedly coated the youngsters’ mouths with tape and eyes with a rag earlier than giving them tattoos. One little one allegedly acquired a tattoo on their foot, whereas the opposite’s was on their shoulder.

The couple’s mates had been reportedly within the dwelling on the time.

The 2 are additionally accused of later making an attempt to cowl up or take away the ink by chopping, scraping and scrubbing the realm with lemon juice — after the youngsters’s organic father noticed them and requested Megan in regards to the tatts.

Per the affidavit, she admitted what she did to her ex, earlier than she “laughed about it and drove away.” Gunnar, in the meantime, allegedly advised the youngsters’ father the tattoos had been performed with a staple. The daddy then reported the scenario to CPS.

“It appeared that the flesh was faraway from the physique on the tattoo’s location,” Interim Chief James Denby of the Zavalla Police Division advised KTRE on the time.

Denby added that somebody later “turned in a tattoo equipment that she claimed was loaned to Gunnar to carry out tattoos.” The girl, per police, mentioned she did not know they might apply it to a toddler.

In case you are experiencing or witness little one abuse, name the Childhelp Nationwide Youngster Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Youngster or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. Should you consider a toddler is in rapid hazard, name 911.