A father and three others have been charged with child neglect after a 14-year-old girl Wisconsin girl was found weighing just 35 pounds and was forced to stay in a locked bedroom under video surveillance, according to court documents.
Walter Goodman, 47; Melissa Goodman, 50; Savanna Lefever, 29; and Kayla Stemler, 27, were arrested on Nov. 10 following an “extensive” child neglect investigation, the Oneida Police Department said.
They are charged with three counts of chronic neglect of a child with the consequence of great bodily harm and two counts of chronic neglect of a child with the consequence of emotional damage.
Attorneys for the defendants did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening.
The investigation began on Aug. 21 when Walter Goodman, the victim'

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