Springfield man pleads not guilty to tattooing 16-year-old without permission

A Springfield man pleaded not guilty to tattooing a 16-year-old girl without her mother’s permission Monday.

Michael Lee Murray, 30, was arraigned on one charge of consent required to perform procedure (tattooing on a minor) in the Clark County Municipal Court, according to court documents.

Bond was set at $250.

On June 18, 2017, Murray reportedly met the teen with his girlfriend and tattooed the teen’s arm.

The girl’s mother, who did not give her permission to get the tattoo, discovered the tattoo and contacted the man’s girlfriend about the incident, according to court documents.

The girlfriend reportedly explained that she thought the teen was of age because she was friends with older people.

While the teen’s age was never discussed, she did ask if her mother had to be present and said her mother did not know about the tattoo, according to court documents.

The girlfriend reportedly told the teen her mother did not have to be present.

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