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Porfirio Olivas-Lopez and Minerva Lopez
Porfirio Olivas-Lopez and Minerva Lopez
A town of Madison child whose parents were arrested last week for allegedly abusing her for several months had "very serious" injuries that could have been life-threatening without treatment, police said Wednesday.
Porfirio Olivas-Lopez, 38, and Minerva Lopez, 32, are tentatively charged with 75 counts of physical abuse of a child, strangulation, causing mental harm to a child, reckless child abuse and failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, according to town of Madison police.
Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard said formal charges are expected to be filed today. The couple are being held in the Dane County Jail.
Lt. Wayne Stolpa said a worker from Dane County's Joining Forces for Families program notified the Department of Human Services of the suspected abuse, which was then reported to police. Officers and detectives went to 2721 Pheasant Ridge Trail, No. 8, on Sept. 25, and the child was taken to a hospital for extensive injuries, Stolpa said.
Stolpa on Wednesday declined to provide additional details about the case, which is still under investigation.
According to court records, the couple have four children, who have been placed in the care of Human Services, police said.
At a hearing Tuesday, cash bail for Lopez was set at $25,000.
Olivas-Lopez also is being held on an immigration detainer.