VAN NUYS : Man Sentenced for Giving Girl Tattoo
A Tarzana man was sentenced to six months in jail Friday at Van Nuys Municipal Court for giving a 16-year-old girl a permanent tattoo he told her would wash off, authorities said.
Edward Flores, 27, received the maximum sentence that could be imposed under a law prohibiting the tattooing of anyone under the age of 18, said Los Angeles City Atty. Jim Hahn.
Flores tattooed a rose measuring 2 1/4 by 5 inches on the girl’s upper right arm. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
The incident occurred at a New Year’s Eve party last year, when Flores was giving several other people washable tattoos, officials said.
The girl’s mother discovered the tattoo a few days later and took her to the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Valley station to complain.
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