A | DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An Iowa woman who falsely claimed to have cancer and documented her “battle” on social media will stay out of prison after a judge gave her probation and a suspended sentence.Madison Russo, 20, never had pancreatic cancer, leukemia nor the football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine she that claimed in postings on TikTok, GoFundMe, Facebook and LinkedIn. But over 400 people sent her donations. As part of the 10-year suspended sentence handed down Friday, she was ordered to pay $39,000 in restitution and a $1,370 fine. If she stays out of trouble for three years of probation, she'll stay free.The Bettendorf woman pleaded guilty in June to first-degree theft. In court on Friday, Judge John Telleen declined a defense request that would have wiped the conviction off her record if she completes probation successfully. He said people who deal with her in the future should know that she once engaged in a “criminal scheme,” and that “serious crimes must have serious consequences.”“Through this scheme, you deceived your friends, your family, your community, other cancer victims, charities and strangers who were motivated by your supposedly tragic story to donate to help support you,” the judge said.Russo told the court she made her story up because she hoped her fake cancer battle would force her troubled family to focus on her.“A lot of people have made speculation as to why I did this and how somebody who looked like they had everything together could have such a mess,” she said. “I didn't do this for money or greed. I didn't do this for attention. I did this as an attempt to get my family back together.”Her sentence also includes 100 hours of community service. She paid the $39,000 restitution earlier, and the money was being held by the court. GoFundMe has already sent refunds to donors.Her scam unraveled when medical professionals spotted discrepancies in her story online. Police subpoenaed her medical records and found she had never been diagnosed with cancer at any medical facility in the area. She was arrested in January.Scott County prosecutor Kelly Cunningham recommended against prison time because Russo had no criminal history, had good grades in college, was employed and was unlikely to reoffend. That bothered Rhonda Miles, who runs a pancreatic cancer foundation in Nashville, Tennessee, that donated to Russo and testified at the hearing.“It was devastating to sit there and watch the Scott County prosecuting attorney act like a defending attorney, so that was tough,” Miles said. “And I think she’ll have a lot of questions to answer from the locals on that at some point. Why were you defending this girl when you were supposed to be prosecuting?”Russo apologized to the court and her victims, and said she wished she had sought out help regarding her family.“I fully acknowledge what I did was wrong. And I'm incredibly sorry," she said through sobs. "If there was anything I could do to take it back I would. The reality is I can't.”。
B | /사진=게티이미지뱅크중국에서 15일 동안 물만 마시는 극단적인 다이어트를 시도한 30대 여성이 심각한 뇌 질환을 앓게 됐다는 소식이 전해졌다.25일 홍콩 사우스차이나모닝포스트(SCMP)에 따르면 중국 허난성에 거주하는 31세 여성 A씨는 최근 극단적인 단식 이후 건강에 이상이 생겨 병원을 찾았다.키 160㎝에 약 70㎏이었던 A씨는 15일 동안 음식물을 전혀 먹지 않고 물만 마시는 방법으로 약 20㎏을 감량했다. 극단적인 다이어트 방법으로 체중은 20㎏이나 줄었지만, 이후 보행 장애와 기억력 저하가 나타난 것.A씨를 진료한 정저우대 제1부속병원 신경과 쑨구이팡 교수는 A씨에게 베르니케 뇌병증이 발생했다고 진단했다.베르니케 뇌병증은 영양 결핍, 특히 비타민 B1 등의 결핍과 관련해 발생하는 심각한 뇌 질환으로, 혼란과 보행 및 균형 장애, 안구 운동 이상, 기억력 저하 등의 증상이 나타날 수 있다.의료진에 따르면 A씨는 걷는 모습에도 이상이 나타났다. 쑨 교수는 그의 걸음걸이가 "펭귄과 비슷했다"면서 이 증상이 완전히 회복되지 않을 가능성도 있다고 말했다.A씨가 이 같은 극단적인 단식을 시작한 이유는 중국 전통 도교의 수행법 가운데 하나로 알려진 '벽곡(辟穀·bigu)'을 실천하기 위해서였다.벽곡은 말 그대로 '곡식을 피한다'는 의미로 음식 대신 우주를 순환하는 생명 에너지인 '기(氣)'를 섭취하면 초월적인 경지에 이를 수 있다는 믿음과 관련이 있다.최근에는 전통 수행법이라는 의미를 넘어 체중 감량이나 해독을 위한 방법으로 이를 따라 하는 사람들이 생겨났다.앞서 2020년 중국 헤이룽장성에서는 26세 남성이 52일 동안 물만 마신 뒤 사망했고, 사망 이틀 전에는 치매와 유사한 증상까지 나타난 것으로 알려졌다.또 지난해 저장성의 한 여성은 일주일 동안 물과 이른바 '에너지 알약'만 섭취해 약 5㎏을 감량했지만, 이후 장 점막이 심각하게 손상됐고 혈액에 세균이 침투하는 감염으로 이어졌다.이 같은 사례가 이어지면서 온라인에서 벽곡 관련 콘텐츠를 제한하거나 금지해야 한다는 목소리도 나오고 있다고 SCMP는 전했다.이보배 한경닷컴 객원기자 [email protected]。
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