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Pasco County mom of 5 takes in 3 children left without food or power whose mother faces neglect charges

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM · 1 min read
Pasco County mom of 5 takes in 3 children left without food or power whose mother faces neglect charges — WFTS ABC Action News Tampa, Riverview Schools news
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A Pasco County mother of 5 took in three neglected girls after learning they had been left alone in an apartment without food, power, or running water.Jasmine Young, whose children attended school with the three girls, said her daughter noticed something was wrong and learned more about the girls' living conditions after asking questions.Watch report from Annette Gutierrez: Pasco County mom of 5 takes in 3 children whose mother faces neglect charges"A lot of rage, sad," Young said. "I'm a mom of 5. I have 14 down to one-year-old and I can't imagine like I just don't, I don't get it.... You don't just leave your children like that knowingly because the mother did come back and visit and she knew that there was no power and she still decided to leave them again."Despite already raising five children of her own, Young said she didn't hesitate to take the girls in for a couple of weeks."...Because it's not a stranger, it's a kid," Young said.According to a Pasco Sheriff's Office arrest rep

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