Pam Babcock spent two years in a bathroom until police were called, on February 27, 2008, to the Wichita, Kansas, area mobile home of her boyfriend, Kory McFarren.Telegraph: Woman Stuck After Two Years on Toilet (March 13, 2008)
After spending time in the hospital, Babcock was released under the care of a hospital-assigned guardian.The Associated Press: Boyfriend of woman stuck to toilet gets probation (July 30, 2008)
Police Response
At the mobile home officers discovered Babcock's skin had grown around the toilet seat on which she was sitting. To remove her, they had to pry the seat from the toilet before Babcock could be brought to a hospital, where the seat was finally removed. Authorities believe that, while Babcock was in the bathroom for two years, she had been sitting on the toilet for approximately a month.Telegraph: Woman Stuck After Two Years on Toilet (March 13, 2008)
Legal Implications
McFarren was charged on March 17, 2008, with mistreatment of a dependent adult.Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Sheriff recommends charges in toilet case (March 14, 2008) Six days later, McFarren was arrested again, accused of exposing himself to neighborhood teenage girls.The Hays Daily News (Kansas): Boyfriend Arrested in New Crime (March 26, 2008)
On July 30, 2008, McFarren was sentenced to six months probation for mistreatment of a dependent adult and six months in prison for lewd and lascivious behavior.The Associated Press: Boyfriend of woman stuck to toilet gets probation (July 30, 2008)
