However, when police interviewed one of Goodman’s friends, he recalled a time in August when he was at the home fixing a four-wheeler and the victim came out and asked him about what he was doing. The friend said this “irritated” Goodman, who told her to keep quiet before allegedly making several disturbing comments. From the affidavit:

He heard [Goodman] make comments like, “If she misbehaves, I’ m not going to feed her today.” [The friend] said he told [Goodman] that he can’t do that, and [Goodman] said, “Well I keep her locked up in her bedroom with a camera on her, and that’s where she stays.” [The friend] said he told [Goodman] that he can’t lock a kid in a bedroom, that was abuse. [The friend] indicated that at times when [Goodman] brought [the victim] to his house, [Goodman] would tell [the victim] to “Shut the f— up,” and “Sit there and don’t say nothing.”

Holy gods, why the hell didn’t this friend report this fucker at the he knew it was child abuse. He knew the kid was being denied food and kept locked in her room around the clock. I mean, how could you live near where this is happening and not contact the authorities?

I also blame the state. The mother went to prison five years ago and the child was put in the care of the father. Was there no follow up to make sure the kid was at least sent to school?