Dad pleads guilty to assaulting 2-month-old son; sentenced to 11 years in prison (Olympia, Washington)

Dad SHANE DEAN OLSEN was "caretaking" while the mother of their 2-month-old infant was forced to go to work. Turned out to be just another daddy who couldn't handle the crying. So he got "frustrated" and threw the baby to the floor and then on to the couch. The baby suffered a skull and rib fractures, a lacerated liver, and a broken neck. There were also older injuries, suggesting that this piece of sh** had basically been abusing this baby since birth. Though still alive, the baby appears to be severely brain damaged. It's not clear that he will ever be able to breathe on his own again as doctor's believe that part of the baby's brain is effectively "dead" and does not "interact with his environment."

How nice it would be if American moms had paid maternity leaves. And abuser deadbeat "babysitting" dads would get a job for once.

http://www.corrections.com/news/article/26457-teen-father-sentenced-for-infant-s-abuse

Father sentenced to 11 years for assaulting infant son
• Published October 29, 2010

OLYMPIA – A judge sentenced an Olympia man to 11 years and eight months in prison Thursday for throwing his infant son on the ground in July because he would not stop crying, according to court papers.

Shane Dean Olsen, 19, had pleaded guilty to first-degree assault of a child, second-degree assault of a child and one count of first-degree criminal mistreatment.

According to court papers:

Olsen’s 2-month-old son was taken to Capital Medical Center in July because he was having trouble breathing. The child was transferred by helicopter to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma with life-threatening injuries.

The boy’s injuries occurred while Olsen was watching him at the home of his girlfriend’s sister, where the family had been staying. The child’s mother said she was at work for less than five hours on the morning of July 6, and when she returned, she discovered that the boy was having trouble breathing.

Doctors at Mary Bridge told investigators that the baby suffered large skull fractures to the left side of his skull, and multiple rib fractures, a lacerated liver and a broken neck. The baby underwent two blood transfusions because of internal injuries and was on a respirator.

A doctor told investigators that part of the boy’s brain was dead and he would never “interact with his environment.”

The boy, who was born in May, also had partially healed fractures to his ribs and leg, which is a possible indicator of earlier abuse, doctors told investigators.

A doctor told investigators that the boy’s injuries showed that he was slammed against something and punched in the head at least twice.

According to the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Olsen gave several explanations of the boy’s injuries when he was interviewed in July, at first saying that they were caused by accidental falls and bumps. According to court papers, his most recent explanation before his arrest was that he became frustrated and threw his son to the floor and then to the couch from four or five feet away because the boy would not stop crying.

According to Olsen’s felony judgment and sentence signed by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Paula Casey, Olsen may not have contact with his son for the rest of his life, and may not have contact with any minors without approval from the state Department of Corrections. Olsen also must undergo anger management, according to his judgment and sentence.

Doctors have told prosecutors that it is uncertain whether Olsen’s son will ever be able to breathe on his own, court papers state.

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