Dad behind bars as newborn son fights for life (Cleveland, Ohio)

Dad CHRISTOPHER POROSKY has been jailed after his newborn son was hospitalized on life support. It appears that the baby was shaken, as he has head injuries and retinal bleeding--retinal bleeding being one of the tell-tale symptoms of shaking.

This is yet another case where Mom was working and (presumably) unemployed or under-employed dad was "caretaking." What a damn pity that in this country that the mother of a 17-day old infant can't be home on maternity leave providing loving care to her baby instead of "relying" on a violent, profanity-spewing sorry-excuse-for-a father for "daycare." We do things exactly wrong. Mom should have had the option of saying home (with pay), and dad should have had his lazy @$$ at work where he could have been making steel or cars or something. Oh wait, we destroyed the manufacturing base in this country while deciding that dads made suitable caretakers and could replace all the moms (who will work for less pay at service jobs) at home. Gotcha.

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=11405334

Father sits behind bars as newborn son clings to life

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A 17-day-old baby is fighting for his life after a sickening case of child abuse.

Little Aiden Porosky's father - Christopher Porosky - is suspected of harming his young son while the baby's mother - Rachel Casteel - was at work.

When Casteel returned home, she noticed Aiden was listless and rushed him to Metro. Doctors immediately suspected violence. The child has retinal bleeding, an indication of being shaken.

The 24-year-old father claims he dropped Aiden and he hit his head on a table but the table is padded and the apartment floor has rugs leading police - and neighbors - believe otherwise.

"He said yesterday afternoon he heard, um, the guy saying shut the (expletive) up and pounding and then you didn't hear the baby for a while and then that's when all the cops came," said neighbor Christine Gates.

Little Aiden is on life-support this hour. If he survives his injuries, it is likely he will be permanently blinded.

Porosky is jailed but has yet to be charged.