Dastardly Dads: Dad charged with beating 5-month-old son (Edwardsville, Illinois)

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Dad charged with beating 5-month-old son (Edwardsville, Illinois)

Dad is identified as ALEXANDER BROOKS.

http://kplr11.com/2012/05/24/wood-river-man-charged-in-5-month-old-sons-beating/

Wood River Man Charged in 5 Month Old Son’s Beating
Posted on: 9:49 am, May 24, 2012, by Michelle Anselmo

EDWARDSVILLE, IL (KPLR) – A Wood River man accused of beating his son when he was only 5 months old is now behind bars. According to the Associated Press, Alexander Brooks, 19, is jailed on a $250,000 bond.

Authorities say the child’s mother brought the baby to a St. Louis hospital for an exam last year. That’s when the investigation began. Prosecutors say investigators determined Brooks had shaken and squeezed the child. The child is now 10 months old.

Investigators say the baby’s father was living in the home but the mother did not know about the abuse.

The baby is in the care of another family member. Brooks is charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery of a Child. If convicted, Brooks could face up to 30 years in jail.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Dad charged with beating 5-month-old son (Edwardsville, Illinois)