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Girl is care of Mary Mazalic and Derron Alexis

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2011 Sep 19
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10-year-old girl adopted from foster care by a New York City woman, was systematically tortured and had food withheld by Mary E. Mazalic. For about a year. Mary was the live-in girlfriend of the girl's 43-year-old adoptive brother, Derron P. Alexis. The adoptive mother, Genevieve Alexis, who continued to collect adoption subsidies for her care, sent the girl to live with her son and Mazalic in Washington State after she objected to a NY school district placing the girl in special education classes.

The girl was beaten with extension cords, belts, wooden spoons, and wire. She was burned with cigarettes, held underwater, threatened with a knife and a gun. She was starved, had water restricted and was not given her prescription medicine. She missed 36 days of school. The then 10-year-old weighed 51 lbs when she was removed from Mary's "care". She gained 13 lbs in her 2 week hospital stay and 20lbs since being removed from the home.

In 2009, a 16 year old in care of Mazalic and Derron reported to CPS that he was abused.

Mazalic was sentenced to 30 years jail for first-degree assault of child, criminal mistreatment and witness tampering.
D. Alexis has been charged first-degree criminal mistreatment for beating her, withholding food and medication. He will face court in 2013.

Documents

Title Publication date
Child abuse was ex's fault, Mukilteo man testifies 2013 Nov 5
Adoptive brother convicted of abusing, starving girl 2013 Nov 5
Mukilteo woman sentenced to 30 years for torturing girl 2012 Nov 29
Man charged in child's torture, starvation case 2012 Oct 30
Report links rash of abuse, state adoption policy flaws 2012 Oct 20
Woman convicted in girl's torture, starvation 2012 Sep 27
Abuse case likely to reach jurors Thursday 2012 Sep 26
Defendant's boyfriend may be implicated at abuse trial 2012 Sep 24
Mukilteo woman pleads not guilty to abuse of girl 2012 Sep 21
Alleged abuser's trial begins; jury hears of girl's agony 2012 Sep 20
Woman accused of trying to have abuse evidence hidden 2012 Sep 10
Woman accused in starving case competent for trial 2012 Apr 17
Mukilteo child abuse defendant objects but is sent to hospital for evaluation 2012 Mar 3
State officials investigating several cases of abuse of adopted children 2012 Jan 14
Mary Mazalic Held on $500k Bail After Torture of Child 2011 Sep 21
Mary Mazalic, Mukilteo Woman, Charged With Starving, Burning, and Beating 10-Year-Old Adopted Girl (blogs) 2011 Sep 20
Girl, 10, tells of reported abuse and torture 2011 Sep 20
Charged: Woman accused of starving, beating daughter 2011 Sep 19
Mazalic Probable Cause and other court documents 2011 Sep 19
Girl starved, beaten; Mukilteo woman arrested 2011 Sep 16
$500,000 bail for suspect in assault of child 2011 Sep 15
Mukilteo woman arrested after girl, 10, found ‘extremely emaciated,’ bruised and scarred 2011 Sep 14