Babysitting dad sentenced to 7 years for felonious assault of 5-month-old daughter (Ross County, Ohio)

Dad CHRISTOPHER MCGUIN was babysitting while Mom was in class. But like all these @$$holes, something got him "angry," so he threw the baby. Being the ultra-concerned Daddy he is, when the baby shows breathing problems, does he call 911? No, HE SLAMS HER DOWN TWO MORE TIMES. Then this poor sweetie doesn't tell the mother, because "he was afraid of being kept from seeing his daughter." Oh, but it was okay to inflict serious brain damage on your own infant, and not seek medical treatment? Gotcha. And then there's the real heart of the matter: Daddy was afraid he would be "charged criminally." Maybe you should have thought of that before you threw the baby, moron. Now you got 7 years to think about it while your butt is parked in prison. And I hope your parenting right are permanently severed.

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20100529/NEWS01/5290303/Father-sentenced-to-7-years-for-hurting-daughter

Father sentenced to 7 years for hurting daughter
BY ASHLEY PHILLIPS • Gazette Staff Writer • May 29, 2010

A Ross County man who lost his temper while babysitting his infant daughter will spend the next seven years in prison.

Christopher McGuin, 21, of 236 Toad Hollow Road, was charged with felonious assault and endangering children.

Before imposing the sentence Thursday, Common Pleas Judge Scott Nusbaum told McGuin he couldn't understand what was going through his mind to make him cause physical harm to his daughter.

"You've taken responsibility for your actions. I can't understand how a person can cause such serious physical harm to a young girl. It's beyond me," Nusbaum said.

According to the initial report, the incident came to light in October 2009 when the mother took her then 5-month-old daughter to the doctor for a checkup. Doctors said the child's head was extremely swollen and recommended she go to Nation-wide Children's Hospital in Columbus.

Children's Services was notified of a potential abuse case and contacted law enforcement. The child was diagnosed later with shaken baby syndrome.

While being interviewed by a polygraph specialist, McGuin said he was babysitting his daughter for his girlfriend why she was at school. The two were playing around, when something made him angry and he tossed the infant into a baby bouncer. The child bounced back and hit his leg and the leg of the bed.

McGuin said knew something wasn't right with her because she was breathing funny and making a wheezing sound. After failed attempts of trying to get the child to stop crying, he became upset and grabbed her by the armpits and slammed her down on the bed twice.

The child's eyes began to cross immediately after the impact.

McGuin told the polygraph specialist he didn't tell his girlfriend about what happened because he was afraid of being kept from seeing his daughter and was afraid of being charged criminally.