Single dad found guilty of repeatedly beating teenage son (El Paso County, Colorado)

Though it's not reported here, JEREMIAH LOVATO was a single custodial dad who adopted this boy, only to torture him. He's now been found guilty on at least 16 counts of 1st-degree assault, sexual assault, and child abuse. We've posted on this case before, and how CPS utterly messed up the investigation (quel surprise).

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Updated: 1:34 PM Feb 8, 2011

Father Found Guilty Of Repeatedly Beating Teenage Son
A father has been found guilty Tuesday for repeatedly beating his teenage son.
Posted: 12:00 PM Feb 8, 2011

A father has been found guilty Tuesday for repeatedly beating his teenage son.

Deputies say on January 3, 2010 the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a report of a 15-year-old boy having been severely beaten with a blunt object. The boy told deputies his father had beaten him. Investigators say Lovato beat his son with a meat tenderizer and a wooden board on numerous occasions.

Deputies say the teenager was telling the truth, and 39-year-old Jeremiah Lovato was arrested and charged with First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Felony Child Abuse and Menacing. On Tuesday, he was found guilty of at least 16 of the 20 counts including child abuse, sex assault, and first degree assault.

When the verdict was read the judge dismissed the jury and spoke with the attorneys. Apparently there were some discrepancies with two of the guilty verdicts, so the judge called the jury back and told them to look over those two verdicts, discuss them and come back for clarification.

Lovato has no other children. With the already guilty verdicts that were announced Tuesday morning in the courtroom, Lovato faces 50 years to life in prison.