Two plead guilty in Oklahoma City child-in-closet case

 
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.com
Published: February 3, 2012

The grandmother of a severely malnourished Oklahoma City girl who was kept in a house closet pleaded guilty Wednesday to enabling child neglect.

Maria Gonzales, 51, was put on probation for five years. She admitted she periodically stayed with her daughter, knew about the neglect and failed to do enough to stop it. She also faces possible deportation, records show.

The girl's mother was sentenced in Novembe...


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