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Tattoo Artist Allegedly Tattooing Minors

A local mom is furious that her minor daughter has a tattoo done by an 'underground' tattoo artist.

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Q: I discovered that my daughter, who attends Lassiter, has a tattoo around her ankle. She's 17. She and friends got tattoos from a man, a tattoo artist, who lives off Pat Mell Road in Marietta. This guy tattoos kids in his basement! He's cheap and accepts cash only. Try as I might, I could not get more information. I grounded my daughter, but she's not talking. None of the kids are talking.

What I have learned is that kids from Lassiter, Kell, Sprayberry, and even the middle schools are getting tattooed by this guy.

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Does anyone know who this tattoo artist is? We need to find out and put a stop to it for many reasons. Kids make impulsive decisions often due to peer pressure and this guy is profiting from it. I don't know what kind of person this man is, but I question his character since he's tattooing kids without parental consent. Maybe he's serving alcohol to our kids as they wait their turn. And then there is the issue of our children being at risk for hepatitis and other diseases from unsanitary equipment.

Sara L.

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Has your child been tattooed by this tattoo artist? How would you recommend that Sara find out who the artist is? The tattoo artist wouldn't be tattooing kids if there wasn't a demand. Is he in the wrong?Β Β 


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