Jon Pomeroy & Rebecca Long Discipline Wrong
October 14, 2008 by Jaded
Carnation, WA–What do you think of when you look at the 2 oz. paper cup pictured above? I think condiments. Those little paper cups are pretty useless for anything other than a place to put your ketchup. For one 14-year-old girl, we’ll call her N.P., that cup signified her daily intake of water. One 2 oz. paper cup of water, per day.
On August 13, a sheriff’s deputy was sent to the home of Jon Pomeroy and Rebecca Long to do a welfare check after a call from CPS. A neighbor had called CPS after hearing screaming coming from the house the night before. The deputy spoke privately with N.P. after her father admitted that she had been the one doing the screaming. He noted that the girl was pale and skinny and looked to be about 7-8 years old. At 4′7″ and weighing in at 47 pounds, N.P. had quite a story to tell.
Upon investigation, detectives found that N.P.’s stepmother, Rebecca Long, used deprivation as discipline. She deprived the child of food and water. Long restricted the girl’s water intake to half a small dixie cup a day. Long monitored the girl’s showers and bathroom habits to keep her from drinking water. Showers were only allowed once every two or three weeks. And since Long didn’t want the girl sneaking any water, brushing her teeth wasn’t an option. She was primarily given toast to eat.
She was locked in her room with a double-key deadbolt, day and night. At one point, her younger brother had access to a key, and he let her out occasionally. She would then sneak into the bathroom to drink from the toilet. She was afraid to turn on the faucet because her stepmother might hear the water running. Long eventually found out the girl was drinking from the toilet. N.P.’s punishment for drinking out of the toilet? Long duct-taped the child’s hands behind her back and dunked her head in the toilet. Bitch. Both of the children were then forced to sleep on the floor in their parents bedroom. A heavy dresser was pushed in front of the door each night, so neither of the children could sneak out.
N.P. told detectives that at one point, it got so bad during the winter, she would wait for water to condense on the window in her room and she would suck up what water she could with a straw. At some point, Long found the straw and took it.
This wasn’t the first time CPS had been called on this family. In 2005, a teacher called CPS with concerns about the girl. N.P. had told one of her teachers that her stepmother kept her locked in her room. Caseworkers did find evidence of neglect and they knew that Long was locking the girl in the bedroom. Yet, they didn’t remove the children at that time. Why? Because Long admitted that she knew it was wrong and promised not to do it anymore. CPS recommended counseling and closed the case about a month later. Shortly after that, Long and Pomeroy decided to ‘home-school.’
Bet ya wonder what the stepmonster has to say about all this, don’t ya? In the charging documents, Long admits to all of the abuse, stating that N.P. doesn’t get along with her because of a ‘power struggle.’ I can’t see much of a struggle between a grown woman and a malnourished, dehydrated teen-ager. When confronted about the 2 oz. dixie cups for water, Long admitted that’s what she used. She admitted to dunking the child’s head in the toilet. Long also admits that neither child has been to the doctor in years because, ‘they do not get germs and they do not get sick,’
And Mr. Pomeroy? He was fully aware that his wife was using deprivation as discipline, but did not intervene. And he did admit that he thought it was ‘odd’ that his 14-year-old daughter looked like she was 7, but he didn’t think to seek out any professional help or treatment for her. (Or maybe give the child some FOOD AND WATER)!! As far as the power struggle between the two, he said ‘that the conflict was concerning, but he thought they could just handle it themselves.’ He also admitted to the fact that his daughter had not received any medical care since about 2002 or 2003.
A search warrant was served on the residence on AugustAugust reviews
22. The Sheriff’s Office seized evidence showing that the family neglected to get her medical care, despite having health insurance. The family’s two dogs, however, were in great health and had recently been taken to a vet. The girl’s 12-year-old brother had also visited a doctor within the past few years.
N.P. spent two weeks at Seattle Children’s for severe malnutrition. Every one of her teeth were eroded, chipped, or loose. She had 6 teeth extracted and the remaining were all crowned. She had to limit her intake of food and water in those two weeks, after not being allowed to eat or drink for so long, it wreaked havoc on her stomach. In a psychiatric assessment, N.P. spoke of suicidal thoughts and fear of being returned to her home. There was no indication of any antisocial behaviors, oppositional behaviors, or eating disorders. During her two week stay at the hospital, she had already started to put on weight. Doctor’s estimate that N.P. hadn’t gained any weight since she was 9.
N.P. and her brother are both doing well in foster care now. In the past six weeks, she has put on 20 pounds! Her foster father says that she goes to a private school, she’s making friends, and is showing no signs of any behavioral issues.
If any of you are wondering about the bio mom, this is what I could dig up…Pomeroy and the bio mom married in the early 1990’s. The mother’s father, Robert Stokes, said that Pomeroy was ‘quiet, just a little odd.’ The couple divorced in the mid 90’s and Pomeroy took custody of the children. Robert Stokes lost touch with the children and learned that they had been taken into custody when he received a message from a DHS caseworker.
Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy were charged with first and second-degree criminal mistreatment. If convicted, they face three to four years in prison. Bond was set at $20,000, both have bonded out.
To you, RebeccaRebecca reviews
, I say…you are not fit to be breathing my oxygen. Fuck off and drown. And to you Jon, I say…grow a spine, you pussy-whipped POS.
8:25 am on October 14th, 2008
I really don’t have much to say but both just rot in HELL and I HOPE TO GOD I NEVER RUN ACROSS THESE TWO PEOPLE, I think I would drown both of them, sorry to sound so hateful, but his was torture for them and the two adults deserve nothing but DEATH and Childrens Servies is such a JOKE most of the time and my friend used to work there and tell me alot about the organizations??????? Well I am glad, very glad someone is taking care of them and loving them and god bless the two of them,what horror that they had to endure, for
8:45 am on October 14th, 2008
There really are no words. Other than, I HATE YOU.
Note: child has already gained 20 lbs. since being removed from these assholes’ house.
9:10 am on October 14th, 2008
3 to 4 years?? I hope that means 3 to 4 years with no water.
9:39 am on October 14th, 2008
ASSHOLES. F*cking assholes!
Yes, please.
9:49 am on October 14th, 2008
Just so glad that they were finally able to get out of that hell of a house. It’s amazing what kids can endure and the faith they can still have. Brave, brave kids!
10:27 am on October 14th, 2008
Can this poor girl even have any kidney function left? I just do not understand how one can pass off the restriction of something as fundamental as water as a “punishment.” What, was it made of friggin’ gold or something so precious that it had to be carefully rationed? And how do these people get their spouses to go along with whatever they want? I can’t get Mr. LeeMouse to do the damn dishes, let alone get him to agree to make our home into some kind of torture camp.
Isn’t it illegal for a landlord to rent out a basement with no windows, or to have burglar bars across your windows if there’s no other way out? Doesn’t that violate a the fire safety code or something? How can it be any safer to deadbolt your own children into a room with no means of escape in an emergency? I don’t get why the kids were left with the parents after that.
Oh, and reason #599994649682968296840 why homeschooling needs WAY more oversight, especially when a parent suddenly decides to homeschool soon after a visit from CPS.
10:36 am on October 14th, 2008
Holy freaking crap! I cannot believe someone tortured a girl for 5 years and they are only going to get 3 or 4 years in prison!!!!! Are you freaking kiddding me????????? I just hope that they are actually good foster parents.
10:46 am on October 14th, 2008
My stepson just turned 8 and weighs 48 pounds. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and has been small since birth. It absolutely stuns and horrifies me that a FOURTEEN-year old could weigh as little as my tiny stepson.
That sorry ass excuse for a stepmother needs to be put down. As a stepmom it is especially horrendous that she could do this and that the “father” could stand by and do NOTHING to protect his children. If I ever so much as threatened to spank either of my stepkids (not that I would – we don’t allow corporal punishment) my husband would hit the roof, and rightfully so.
This is the age she should be getting crushes, making lots of friends, and blossoming. Instead she was tortured to the point that she likely has permanent, irreversible damage. And these sacks of shit are facing a whopping 4 years??? How is that justice?
11:29 am on October 14th, 2008
This bitch deserves the worst kind of punishment. “Power struggle”? Power struggle, my ass, you sorry cunt. If you’re so pathetic that you need to establish dominance over a 14-year-old girl, it probably has nothing to do with any power struggle, but more likely your own jealousy at her youth and vitality. I hope the good women of whatever jail you’re sent to deliver every ounce of pain you inflicted on that poor child back to you tenfold. And the father? Sorry penis. I hope it’s lopped off for your lack of testicles to stand up to your psychotic woman.
11:46 am on October 14th, 2008
No kidding. Used them to make a million little Jello shots one time, and found out the Jello won’t slide out of the little paper bastards.
12:03 pm on October 14th, 2008
they better get the max 4 years, not more than 2oz of water a day and no Doctor visits when they get the crap beat out of them
12:27 pm on October 14th, 2008
Anyone find photos/mug shots of these animals?
Where does the “dad” work? I saw some cryptic message about a well-known technology company…
12:30 pm on October 14th, 2008
3-4 years??? seriously??? Sick … poor girl
12:32 pm on October 14th, 2008
It never ceases to amaze me the horror that other people can inflict on other people, but especially to children. I can’t imagine that there is any sense of victory in a power struggle with a 9 year old girl (that would be about when this began, if I read right). How do you walk away from depriving a child of water and food and think you’ve won? Awesome, you weakened a kid then cowed her with your “power”, way to go Ms. Long! She must also have a magical vagina, too, that made the bio-dad overlook what she was doing to his kids. *sigh*
There is no way 4 years is enough.
BTW, this is another case that reminds me of Dave Pelzer’s books. He describes his father as a very non-entity in his house, while his mother poured on the abuse and deprivation, his father, while not abusive and trying to sneak foods, would often sit back and let things happen. So I guess it’s not that uncommon for one parent to sit back and watch, but do nothing to help.
12:34 pm on October 14th, 2008
I can’t believe that 3-4 years is all these monsters would get for such an extreme case!! IMHO, that was attempted murder and should be charged as such. I am so glad to hear that NP is recovering, and I hope she can have a happy and decent life in the future.
12:38 pm on October 14th, 2008
Three to four years? That’s it? Is this because NP didn’t die from neglect? At least her brother tried, which is more than you can say about her very own father.
Would be interesting to hear about bio-mom. Hope the siblings are together in a loving and caring foster home.
Speaking as a stepmom, we were always on the same page (at least in front of the children); same with bio-mom. Even if we had small disagreements, they children never knew (hell, she was just happy that I was the one raising them; she was the Disney Mom who had them during summer months).
Our sons turned out just fine, and she has actually thanked me. We communicate often, and she keeps me updated on my grandaughter.
This should never have happened. CPS, locks on the bedroom door? WTH? We took the locks OFF the boys’ bedroom doors. Pisses me the fuck off.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
5:15 pm on October 14th, 2008
wow… i am sooo appalled… that is just so sick… so very very sick…
6:49 pm on October 14th, 2008
a man can put down a rabid dog..
cps is a joke… this is sick sad twisted… mapquest puts me an hour and a half from that house.. will i get 3-4 years?..
a man should put down a rabid man.. i have never felt like this before.
i just had a little girl of my own.. i cannot imagine what the fuck goes through peoples minds like that…
Vigilante has a nice ring to it but its definition saddens me. will i do something about this personally. no. but i can hope as others here do that these two mindless excuses for PARENTS ROT IN FUCKING HELL AND BE SHOWN THE PAIN THEY CAUSED THIS LITTLE GIRL! as in any case with any mistreated or wrongly done situation involving a human being. Karma is a fucking bitch and i believe she has her eyes on these two pieces of shit.
7:59 pm on October 14th, 2008
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find any mugs on these wastes.
Dad is a software engineer who worked at Estorian Inc. in Bellevue and the stepmonster was a stay-at-home *ahem, cough* mom.
8:15 pm on October 14th, 2008
This is fucking horrible. They should be charged with attempted murder!
8:17 pm on October 14th, 2008
3-4 years for that? Are you fucking kidding me? They should each have 10 years of living in solitary confinement, drinking from the toilet, and eating only toast and rat shit. Then at the end of their 10 year sentence, they should be set on fire.
8:20 pm on October 14th, 2008
Restricting water is not only cruel, it’s dangerous. I know how thirsty I get, poor kid.
9:29 pm on October 14th, 2008
i just take comfort in the fact that i have always heard that for some crazy reason sometimes the doors in the cells dont lock properly and child abusers seem to have this problem alot for some reason,,,,so people sneek in and shit happens
12:20 am on October 15th, 2008
Jon Pomeroy works at Estorian Inc., Bellevue, Washington. (A software company.) Hopefully, they will find some reason to fire him. These creeps have the nerve to have a “WELCOME” sign at their front door, YUK!!! It makes me sick that she was able to bond out both times (first arrested Oct 10, then conditionally released, then rearrested on Oct 13 and bonded out the next afternoon. At least Rebecca Arwen Long was at the King County Jail long enough to have a couple of their meals and get a taste of it. I spent one night and day in King County Jail myself, and the food was terrible. One tiny carton of milk, one scoop of what appeared to be oatmeal or cream of wheat but the appearance alone made me want to vomit. I ate it so as not to be looked at as a prima donna, but I later had diarrhea and gas because of it. (Sorry to be so graphic!) One very tiny damaged apple, a dry blah sandwich consisting of 2 pieces of white bread and some time of lunch meat. When I saw the apple I thought to myself, this is Washington surely they can get bigger and better apples than this!! My concern is WHY NO PICTURES OF JON POMEROY and REBECCA ARWEN LONG? They’ve been charged with crimes, so where are there still no pictures? Even mug shots? I will go to court on October 27th (??) so that I can see what PURE EVIL looks like. Maybe, they’ll both commit suicide and do us all a favor and save us a lot of taxpayer money.
11:54 pm on October 15th, 2008
double u tee eff?? My 7 year old weighs 60 pounds. This woman should be starved.
12:06 am on October 16th, 2008
Jon Pomeroy has a brother named Tank Pomeroy, this is his My Space page. From his writings, he seems as weird as Jon Pomeroy and the step-mother from hell, Rebecca Arwen Long. I agree with people that say the priorities are screwed up: you can get 3 or 4 years for this type of mistreatment, but yet get ten years or more for selling drugs to an adult? These people have the money to get an attorney also, so there’s no way they will do more than one year, if even that. These children’s lives are forever scarred because of a Dad that took no notice, and allowed anything and everything to happen to his children. Did he think his daughter was going to grow up and have the brain power to be a software engineer like him? I absolutely despise CPS for not “listening” to the child and following up every 3 months or 6 months with the child, not with or around the parents. She told them she was only getting 2 pieces of bread, unless her Dad came home and cooked, but they didn’t listen. Yeah, this Rebecca Armen Long sure must have something irresistible, she didn’t work, didn’t cook, didn’t do anything but knit, WHY DON’T I MEET THESE KIND OF MEN?????
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=162414716
12:16 am on October 16th, 2008
Tank is a fucking 37 year old that works at Starbucks… I know that it is hard to find a job these days, but sheesh…
momgrandma – Thanks for the giggle before bed.
3:01 am on October 16th, 2008
This *may* be her blog. Maybe.
http://www.rainydaygreen.blogspot.com/
and this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99316897@N00/
and an older blog
http://rainydaygreen.livejournal.com/
If it is her, she’s got an older college age son, and the young boy who I guess is the stepson. I couldn’t find one word about the little girl. It was like she didn’t exist. Which is why I’m wondering if it’s the right blog.
I think these “parents” should be charged with attempted murder. I really think she was trying to kill the girl. I’m surprised she didn’t.
6:07 pm on October 16th, 2008
OH, MY GOSH, I think you are absolutely correct and it is her blog, and there are pictures of her, Jon, and his 12 year old son. His name is spelled the exact same way as Jon Pomeroy, he is looking at a Linux magazine (that software engineers would look at), it shows two healthy looking dogs up on the bed. The children had to sleep on the floor, but the dogs could be up on the bed. HOW COULD THEIR OWN FATHER LAY THERE LIKE THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER IS IN THE GARAGE/BEDROOM WASTING AWAY? I read somewhere else about her having mass amounts of yarn, enough for 72 projects, and that is exactly the amount of projects she mentions on those blogs. No doubt, that is her blog, and she is in one of those pictures. I joined the site and asked her some questions, like Why isn’t his daughter in any of the pictures, Did she get any Christmas presents? Did you knit any sweaters for his daughter? Sleeping on the floor, it can get very cold. It’s chilling to see this, thank you for finding it and letting us know. I was going to court to see her on October 27th, but at least now I will be more prepared to face the devil.
8:33 pm on October 16th, 2008
I found an email that is associated with Rebecca Arwen Long, but it could be shut down by now. I sent a message to her.
rebel@cablespeed.com
8:55 pm on October 16th, 2008
Oh yuk, more bad news out of Carnation in the Seattle PI today. Death Penalty Sought in Carnation Slayings. Joseph McEnroe and Michelle Anderson killed 6, including 2 children, on Christmas Eve. Is there something in the water in Carnation? I hate to say it but my daughter-in-laws Aunt lived in Carnation, and she committed suicide there about 12 years ago.
6:20 pm on October 18th, 2008
Rebecca Long, the Carnation women who is accused of starving and thirsting her 14-year-old stepdaughter, apparently loves yarn, and to knit warm, stylish sweaters, hats and gloves for her loved ones.
We discovered this while reading what is widely believed to be her personal blog, called Shades of Green. Blog posts feature photos claiming to be of her, her parents, her husband, Jon, their 12-year-old son, and their dog.
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/151819.asp
Long, 44, and her husband, Jon Pomeroy, 43, were charged Monday in King County Superior Court with first- and second-degree criminal mistreatment. They were booked into jail and released after each posted a $20,000 bond.
A neighbor called police after hearing screams in August. Sheriff’s deputies found the 14-year-old girl emaciated, weighing just 48 pounds and severely dehydrated. It was one of the worst cases of child abuse deputies said that they had ever seen. Even worse than Marie Robinson, whose children starved to death, because in the Carnation case, the abuse was clearly intentional, authorities allege.
Detectives are clearly shaken and upset with what they had investigated. But harsh words a few of them shared privately about the case is nowhere compared to what the public has been writing in the the comments section of Long’s knitting blog.
“Nobody loves you.” | “How can you live with yourself, you monster? I hope you spend the rest of your pathetic life on earth in unspeakable anguish.” | “You are a horrible woman! I cannot believe that you and your husband did such a despicable thing to that poor girl. I can only hope that it is true when they say what goes around comes around.”
The comments degenerate into troll-baiting, not to mention strings of vulgarity that would violate Seattlepi.com’s terms of service.
Still, there was this: “Hello Rebecca. Don’t mind these people posting, they’re just jealous of your knitting talent. BTW, I knit you a beautiful orange jumpsuit with some numbers stenciled across the front. I think it would look great on you.”
Folks out in cyberspace have been spreading Long’s e-mail address around, encouraging others to write her. No doubt that inbox is overloaded by now. There have been more than 5,000 views of her blogger profile (she joined, according to Blogspot, in 2004, migrating over from livejournal).
Nowhere in the blog is there a mention of a daughter, who, by Pomeroy’s admission according to King County deputies, would push her stepmother’s buttons.
6:51 pm on October 18th, 2008
I don’t get it, $4 million bail for stabbing his girlfriend on I-5 a few days ago (she later died at Harborview), but intentional, cruel, mistreatment, malnourishment, and torture for 3+ years gets $20,000 bail??? Why does a person have to die to get tough on these monsters? I think the 14 year old would choose to be stabbed to death in one fell swoop rather than slowly and methodically starved for 1,095 + days, and worse have a Dad that says “…I didn’t notice…” In 1,095+ days it never dawned on you she looked too thin, that you never took her anywhere, that Rebecca never took any pictures of her, that she had no friends coming over, and she never went to sleepovers, she never went out to play, you never took her and her friends out for pizza? It seems to me this case should qualify under some “special circumstances” statutes, this wasn’t on and off withholding of food, or one month. These children’s lives are forever damaged.
7:25 pm on October 18th, 2008
Water deprevation may be the worst type of torture known to man, it is slow and destructive. Jon and Rebecca are serious Child abusers to the 9th degree.
However in Washington state Child protection is near the bottom of the list. In fact our Govener allows loop holes for child molesters.
1:45 am on October 19th, 2008
LiltingBanshee, those are definitely her blogs. If you just scroll down the front page on the raindaygreen blog, you see photos of “Jon” modeling one of her sweaters.
So nauseating I don’t even want to blog about it myself.
http://rainydaygreen.blogspot.com/
Y’all go say hi. It’s the DreaminDemon.com thing to do.
9:00 pm on October 22nd, 2008
This sadly has not been in our local papers here in Maryland. I came across the story today on CNN.com while at work. I was saddened by what I watched. I was even more appalled the more and more I researched into it. That is how I came to discover this website. That is her. That is the father. How disgusting it was to see a “happy family” in all those pictures when it was all a lie. How they could pretend with smiles and pose for pictures while a child is dying wasting away to nothing locked in the other room. What is even more foul is the lack of punishment that they are getting. 20k for bail? Four years in prison at the max? Laws need to be changed and they need to be changed now. We need to protect our future. The damage these people have caused this child will last with her forever. I would willingly donate my kidney to this baby if she needs it. I pray that she has a foster family that is good, loving, and kind to her. I pray that if so they adopt her and give her everything she lacked in that hell hole. If not I would be more then happy to do so myself. So would my husband. My husband is a paramedic and we discussed this case this afternoon before picking the children up from child care. He is surprised that she lasted as long as she did. God has a plan for her that is for sure.
I personally am a step mom to three little girls. My husband and I are the ones raising them. Never no matter what the behavior did I even think about not giving my child a full course meal. Let alone Milk or water. Mental illness is no excuse either as I am bipolar. Never even in my most manic state hurt any of my babies. Me and my oldest step daughter have had struggles in the beggining. But sending her to her room to think about her behaviors has been the cure. What I belive happened was she saw this poor baby as a threat. She didnt want to share any affection with the girls father. Girls are always Daddy’s girls. I should know we have four of them. This man that happens to be her sperm donar is what is called a passive abuser. He might not do the actual abuse but he dosnt stop it.
I will say an extra special prayer for you tonight little girl. Know that alot of people are cheering on your recovery and punishment for these monsters. I hope one day you take this and grow from it. Write books, draft legislature what ever you can. Peace be with you sweetie.
11:33 pm on October 24th, 2008
The arraignment for Jon Pomeroy and Rebecca Long is Monday, October 27, 2008, at 8:30 am, King County Court House in Seattle, WA, Room E1201.
The 14 year old girl, N.P., will turn 15 on 11-25-93. Very close to Thanksgiving, and I pray this year she will have a glorious birthday and Thanksgiving, with her foster family. The last I heard, her foster father said she is attending a private school, and is making friends:)
The DISTURBING 9 pages of court documents can be found at the following:
http://justice4mothers.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/washington-state-documents.pdf
Jon Pomeroy and Rebecca Arwen Long were married 12/27/2002, information obtained from King County Marriage Records, Recorder’s Office. 2005 is when N.P. told a teacher at school that she was being mistreated at home. Soon thereafter, the horrible step-Mother began home-schooling N.P. and her brother.
Yesterday, October 23, 2008, Susannah Frame on King 5 News, did a follow-up up story on the Carnation case, and gave a bit more information about what was going on behind those closed doors.
I would like to again thank the neighbor(s) that reported the screaming they heard to the Police. You are THE GREATEST!!!
11:54 pm on October 24th, 2008
The nine (9) court pages include:
Information on Count I and Count II; CERTIFICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE; PROSECUTING ATTORNEY CASE SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR BAIL AND/OR CONDITIONS OF RELEASE, and REQUEST FOR BAIL; SUPERFORM for POMEROY, JON and LONG, REBECCA ARWEN.
Jon Pomeroy’s birthdate is 09/23/65, and Rebecca Arwen Long’s birthdate is 11/13/63. I think it’s safe to say neither one had/will have a nice birthday this year, and hopefully AT LEAST the next four or longer, but don’t count on it.
On 8/15/08 at 12:10 AM, N.P. was transported to Children’s Medical Center via ambulance and admitted for evaluation of malnutrition and the concern that the malnutrition was the result of intentional withholding of food and water by her caretakers.
11:58 pm on October 24th, 2008
Oops, there’s an error above. 2005 is when CPS was involved in the case. N.P. reported her abuse to a teacher prior to that.
10:21 am on October 25th, 2008
The blog is gone, but if you use Google reader and subscribe, you can see the first page. I think it’s cached, too.
I have to say, as a knitter, sometimes “we” joke about our stash and the proportions it reaches, etc. on our blogs, so that in itself isn’t a big deal. We also don’t share details about every part of our lives (at least I don’t). But I fail to see how any decent human being could be blogging about any craft, talking about charity projects, etc., while torturing a child in another room. That’s what sickens me. Not that she’s a knitter (not all knitters are nice people), or a blogger (ditto), but that she went to such extremes to put up such a convincing front. No flying under the radar for her, oh no.
I’m part of an online community that Ms. Long was a member of, and people there are shocked as well. I don’t think I had any dealings with her myself, but people are saying what a helpful, kind person she was. (No one is defending her or making excuses — like I said, they’re all shocked.)
3:08 pm on October 25th, 2008
I wonder if Jon Pomeroy was paying for Rebecca Long’s son’s college education at LSU (I think that was the initials on the beanie she knitted for him, and he modeled in one of the pictures on her blog.)
Susannah Frame (King 5 News) mentioned that Rebecca Long was a former Microsoft employee. Such a shame, so smart and yet so stupid and destructive.
It really appears Rebecca was waiting for N.P. to die. She didn’t gain any weight from age nine.
The charging papers hint that more charges could be added on IF Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy choose to let this case go to trial. For now, I’m happy that their world has turned upside down.
3:32 pm on October 25th, 2008
The following has a much better picture than Susannah Frame (King 5 News) used in her follow-up story. I say give Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy their 15 minutes of fame, with a half-body picture, not the small, forehead and eyes covered pictures, or behind a laptop picture.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/rnr/884788972.html
I hope the Judge will allow photographers in the courtroom on Monday, October 27, 2008, to take some pictures for the Seattle Times or Seattle P-I Monday or Tuesday paper. N.P. had roughly 1,232 days, or more, of little food and little water so I say, the days of Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy’s pictures not being in the paper, or on the news are over.
The night N.P. was screaming and got the attention of neighbors, she said her step-mother was doing something to her, I wonder what it was?
Good going N.P. you showed Rebecca and your so-called Dad. Happy Halloween N.P. and I hope you have lots of fun with your foster family and new friends you are making at school.:) XOXOXOXOXOXO
8:32 pm on October 28th, 2008
The parents accused of withholding food and water from their 14-year-old daughter for years pleaded not guilty Monday.
Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy are each charged with one count of criminal mistreatment in the first degree and one count of criminal mistreatment in the second degree.
Investigators have uncovered exclusive details about the case.
New documents we’ve obtained shed light on what was really happening inside the Carnation home.
They allege that Long, a former Microsoft employee, kept her step-daughter in a hostage-like setting.
Police say in addition to only letting the girl drink a few tiny Dixie cups of water a day, Long wouldn’t let her go outside or play with friends, use the computer, read books, talk on the phone or pet the family dog.
Stepmom knitted while girl nearly starved
The girl reports it was so bad, her stepmother would watch her brush her teeth to make sure she didn’t swallow extra water. And because the faucet was loud, she’d sneak drinks from the toilet.
The new information comes from documents written to obtain a search warrant after police were called to the home this summer.
A neighbor, Adrienne Hale, heard screams.
“Itwas more like distress,” Hale said, “extreme distress.”
Inside police found a 14-year-old weighing just 48 pounds, with nearly every tooth falling out or rotten.
And now we know why the girl was screaming.
She told police her parents had given her a small piece of sausage to eat that day and it made her sick.
Rebecca Long and Jon Pomeroy appear in court.
While her mother was away, her dad let her drink a glass of water.
When she wanted more water that night, her mother said no, that she was faking being sick. Long allegedly then stepped on the girl.
“I feel sick.†said Hale. “We had no idea that was going on , if we did we would have done something about it.”
Why was the girl locked up and starved? The documents reveal the parents thought the girl had a behavior problem, was impulsive and oppositional.
They also told police she had a stealing problem. Pomeroy said his daughter stole food and other items from her older brother, kids at school and from her teacher. But when police went to the school, the principal said there was no evidence of that.
The documents also detail a call to Child Protective Services in 2005.
Back then, the girl told teachers she was often locked in her room until the afternoon with no food while her stepmother slept and that Long hit and slapped her, but warned her not to tell anyone about it.
A CPS caseworker noted the girl was too skinny and advised the family to quit locking her up and to get counseling.
Despite repeated attempts, she never got hold of the father and closed the case, agreeing there had been abuse.
After that the girl was taken out of class and home-schooled.
Deputies took several items from the family’s home during the search, including a scale, Dixie cups, several veterinary bills for the family dog, and Long’s literature from Weight Watchers.
The girl and her younger brother are now both in foster care. The brother appeared well fed and healthy when police took them away.
At Monday’s hearing, a no-contact order was issued, so Long and Pomeroy will not be able to see their children.
If convicted as charged, the sentence range is 36 to 48 months in prison.
10:10 pm on October 28th, 2008
From the Certification for Determination of Probable Cause:
“On 8/21/08 I contacted Jon Pomeroy to ask him about his daughter. Jon complained that N.P. had behavioral problems and that Rebecca withholds water as a means of disciplining her. He said the last time N.P. received any medical care was in 2002 or 2003. …”
Hmmm, what a coincidence, Jon Pomeroy and Rebecca Long got married 12/27/2002.
Rebecca liked to blog, so I wonder if on their hard-drive there is talk of N.P’s. so called behavioral problems, and what he/she could do about it. It doesn’t say in the court records if their computers were taken into evidence, I sure hope so, if not Jon Pomeroy has probably wiped it out, especially with his knowledge. That is what Estorian, Inc. of Bellevue does – they help companies retrieve e-mails from their computers. I presume for litigation, and whatever reason a company wanted to do that.
Or, if Rebecca did research online on “How to kill a person, slowly and preferably unnoticed”. Maybe I’ve watched too many crime shows on TV–the police sometimes do find this evidence. In one of Rebecca’s blogs, she was watching Law & Order Criminal Intent. She stayed up late and slept late.
I read that the police feel the children (14 year old and 12 year old) probably haven’t had any schooling in the past two (2) years. She may have planned to “home-school” but that interfered with her sleep and her knitting, after a year or so.
I wonder if Jon Pomeroy was also saddled with paying for college for Rebecca’s son, while his 14 year old is starving?
In one of Rebecca’s blog’s she called the 12 year old, “love boy”. WHAT is that all about?
According to Blogs & Stories @ Top501.nu (Top501 News: Wash. couple charged with mistreating daughter, 14) page 8 of 16
Investigators say the couple had two dogs which were better taken care of than their daughter. “We had animal control come out and take custody of the dogs and the mother was upset because she had a kennel she wanted them to go to,” Urquhart said. YIPPEE, her precious dogs were taken from the home. Although, they could have been returned by now. Rebecca Long even had her hand in on feeding the dogs. She knitted “kibble bags” that she would wear around and give to the dogs occasionally. Maybe they too were denied or rewarded based on Rebecca’s whims. Some people’s whims last for an hour, or a day, but obviously when Rebecca Long decided on a course of action, she meant it, and did not stop or change her mind. Surely this case calls for “special circumstances”.
4:00 am on November 21st, 2008
seriously, what is wrong with these people ?
11:43 pm on December 5th, 2008
HOW TO REALLY PUNISH Jon Pomeroy and ESPECIALLY Rebecca Long: CIVIL SUIT!!!
SUE, SUE, SUE those bastards for everything they have or will have!!!
Some how, some way word must get out to the custodians of this innocent victim that she can SUE for emotional distress, lack of growth, tooth decay, possible PERMANENT DAMAGE to her BRAIN and other VITAL organs… If anyone has a reason for a Civil, it is this girl!
If anyone has the smarts to to get the word (SUE) out to this little girl or her custodians please get the ball rolling!
Though she may be damaged for life, she should get COMPENSATION for a new set of teeth, Med and Psy followups for life and any care needed. This gal deserves MILLIONS!!!
7:02 pm on March 8th, 2009
3 to 4 years in prison? Are you kidding me? After what both children went through, that’s a slap on the wrist. Let me deal with them both, I got just the thing for those two monsters.
9:45 pm on March 8th, 2009
Long & Pomeroy are so far not taking a deal. From the start the King County Prosecutor told them if they choose to take their case to trial there is the possibility of more charges being added and they could get more time than 3-4 years. A similar case happened to a 4 year old i(Shayne Abegg) in Snohomish County, Washington, prior to this happening to the two Long children. Abegg’s family took it to trial and ended up getting sentenced to eight years. I agree with you, 3-4 years isn’t enough, and neither is eight. I wish them the absolute worst in prison, it boggles my mind how she (Rebecca Arwen Long) could do it and how he (Jon Pomeroy) could allow it. A lock on his daughter’s door day in and day out and he says “I knew she looked small, but I decided to stay out of it.” They are monsters.
4:25 pm on May 23rd, 2009
i want to see pictures of these monsters, all of the ones posted here are expired…
1:40 pm on August 19th, 2009
7/2/09 Petition for Dissolution filed by Jon Pomeroy against Rebecca Arwen Long. That’s great, and I don’t blame him for wanting to divorce her, but the damage has been done. He turned a blind eye for five years. His daughter, and son, counted on him to be an adult and their Dad and protect them, but he didn’t, his children, especially the daughter will be forever scarred. Victimized by her step-mother and her Dad. I hope Rebecca and Jon get eight years in prison and no less. They go to court again September 1, 2009–supposedly the start of their trial, but who knows, it has now been delayed since October of 2008.
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