Poorly written and edited account as the woman is sometimes referred to as a "girlfriend" and sometimes as a "stepmother." At any rate, a close reading shows that this is a custodial father--the child lives with him--and that the woman in question is not the child's mother.
Left unsaid, however, is how and why an apparently borderline homeless abuser managed to get custody of a 5-year-old girl. What happened to her mother? As usual, total media silence.
http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20160527/NEWS/160529591
Man accused of beating child in hotel and car
By Beth Brelje
Posted May. 27, 2016 at 9:52 AM
A man who was living in a local hotel with his girlfriend and 5-year-old daughter has been charged with beating the child.
Ronald Alvin Lewis is charged after the child was discovered with two black eyes, bruising from the bridge of her nose to the right temple of the eyebrow and swelling in her eye, says a criminal complaint from state police at Swiftwater.
On April 25, the child was interviewed by a prosecuting detective in Union County, New Jersey, where she was staying with her aunt.
The child was living with her father and stepmother in a Pennsylvania hotel. The affidavit did not indicate the hotel or municipality where this happened.
The child described two violent incidents during which her father hit her with his hands and kicked her and at one point in the interview told the detective, “My dad was hitting me and I got wet because he punched my pee out … then I cried.”
The first assault allegedly happened when the child was in a vehicle with her father and his girlfriend, the child said. Her father hit her in the stomach because she was not listening.
The second assault allegedly happened in the hotel room when, she told police, her father grabbed her, placed her on the floor on her back and hit her in the leg. He then told her to put on her pajamas and she did. Then he allegedly hit her again. The child began bleeding from her nose so he threw her out of the hotel room because she was bleeding on the floor.
The girl got into the family’s vehicle and recalled having blood in her mouth. Then her father “dragged” her out of the vehicle, the complaint says.
The child told the detective that her father hit her on the back of her head which caused her to “get purple things” under her eyes — two black eyes. A photo of the child showed this.
On April 28, the child’s aunt was interviewed. She told the investigator that Lewis called her and said, “I hit her bad.”
The aunt called the girlfriend to get more information and then received a photo of the child with two black eyes.
The aunt drove to Pennsylvania, picked up the child and drove her to her own home in New Jersey, then made a report to the Pennsylvania Child Abuse Hotline, 800-932-0313.
State police issued a warrant for Lewis on May 24 on charges of assault and endangering welfare of children.
He was being held in Monroe County Correctional Facility on $25,000 bail as of Friday.
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Monday, December 7, 2015
Dad with joint custody abuses 3-year-old daughter, girlfriend's kids (Dunmore, Pennsylvania)
Once again, the stark reality is airbrushed out of the media account. Dad ROBERT WOLISKI was obviously awarded joint custody of the 3-year-old girl, despite being an abusive little f***. Makes me wonder what evidence of abuse was present before, but ignored by a family court. It was only because of the persistent bravery of the protective mother that the abuse of his girlfriend's kids was also brought to light. Wonder how long she has fought this battle alone. How much you want to bet that Mom was abused as well?
But what judge gave this @$$hat joint custody? Who facilitated the abuse? Of course that name is not named. Rarely is.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/police-dunmore-man-abused-kids-1.1977912
Police: Dunmore man abused kids
BY JOSEPH KOHUT, STAFF WRITER
Published: December 2, 2015
DUNMORE — Authorities arrested a 31-year-old Dunmore man Tuesday afternoon and charged him with beating his 3-year-old daughter and his girlfriend’s 5- and 9-year-old sons.
Robert Woliski, 1309 Prescott Ave., was taken into custody without incident on foot in the 2200 block of Stafford Avenue in Scranton at about 4:45 p.m. after a joint effort by Dunmore police, U.S. Marshals and Scranton police’s Street Crimes Unit and Special Investigations Division, Dunmore Detective Michael Lydon said.
Mr. Woliski had been on the run for a few days. He is charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
A criminal complaint filed by Detective Lydon details abuse that came to light Friday after the 3-year-old’s mother picked her up from Mr. Woliski’s home and noticed a bruise on the child’s face and on her throat. She asked what happened.
“Daddy choked me and put me under water,” the child said.
The next morning, the girl complained of head pain and the mother prepared to take her to the hospital. On the way there, she called Mr. Woliski, who asked that she take the child to him so he could see what was wrong with her. She did, but ultimately took the child to Moses Taylor Hospital, which began the process that got police involved.
The three children were interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday and each spoke of the abuse. The 3-year-old said her father “slaps her in the face” and punches her. He holds her underwater during baths. Her father frightens her, she said. Police also learned that Mr. Woliski bit her near her left hip, causing a bruise.
The 9-year-old boy explained Mr. Woliski commonly grabs the girl by her throat and slams her off her bed. He also said he, too, has been grabbed around his neck and slammed against a wall. The 9-year-old did not see Mr. Woliski hold the girl under water during a bath but heard her gurgling and struggling for air, police said.
“How do you like that?” Mr. Woliski said in the bathroom, according to the boy’s statement. “Stick out your tongue, I’m biting it off.”
After, the girl exited the bathroom, crying and apparently in pain. Her tongue bled slightly.
The 5-year-old boy also said Mr. Woliski punched him in the stomach. He added that Mr. Woliski told him not to talk about “this stuff.”
Police interviewed Mr. Woliski’s live-in girlfriend Sunday, who explained Mr. Woliski would tell her the bruises she’d notice on the 3-year-old were from her falling off the bed. She suspected child abuse but feared to report it because she worried Mr. Woliski would retaliate against her sons, police said.
Before and during that interview, Mr. Woliski sent several text messages to his girlfriend, police said.
“Ok so what is going on are they looking for me,” read one.
She responded, “not that I know of.”
He sent a message: “... I’m not going back to jail for nobody but myself.”
Mr. Woliski was arraigned Tuesday night and remains in Lackawanna County Prison $20,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
But what judge gave this @$$hat joint custody? Who facilitated the abuse? Of course that name is not named. Rarely is.
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/police-dunmore-man-abused-kids-1.1977912
Police: Dunmore man abused kids
BY JOSEPH KOHUT, STAFF WRITER
Published: December 2, 2015
DUNMORE — Authorities arrested a 31-year-old Dunmore man Tuesday afternoon and charged him with beating his 3-year-old daughter and his girlfriend’s 5- and 9-year-old sons.
Robert Woliski, 1309 Prescott Ave., was taken into custody without incident on foot in the 2200 block of Stafford Avenue in Scranton at about 4:45 p.m. after a joint effort by Dunmore police, U.S. Marshals and Scranton police’s Street Crimes Unit and Special Investigations Division, Dunmore Detective Michael Lydon said.
Mr. Woliski had been on the run for a few days. He is charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
A criminal complaint filed by Detective Lydon details abuse that came to light Friday after the 3-year-old’s mother picked her up from Mr. Woliski’s home and noticed a bruise on the child’s face and on her throat. She asked what happened.
“Daddy choked me and put me under water,” the child said.
The next morning, the girl complained of head pain and the mother prepared to take her to the hospital. On the way there, she called Mr. Woliski, who asked that she take the child to him so he could see what was wrong with her. She did, but ultimately took the child to Moses Taylor Hospital, which began the process that got police involved.
The three children were interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday and each spoke of the abuse. The 3-year-old said her father “slaps her in the face” and punches her. He holds her underwater during baths. Her father frightens her, she said. Police also learned that Mr. Woliski bit her near her left hip, causing a bruise.
The 9-year-old boy explained Mr. Woliski commonly grabs the girl by her throat and slams her off her bed. He also said he, too, has been grabbed around his neck and slammed against a wall. The 9-year-old did not see Mr. Woliski hold the girl under water during a bath but heard her gurgling and struggling for air, police said.
“How do you like that?” Mr. Woliski said in the bathroom, according to the boy’s statement. “Stick out your tongue, I’m biting it off.”
After, the girl exited the bathroom, crying and apparently in pain. Her tongue bled slightly.
The 5-year-old boy also said Mr. Woliski punched him in the stomach. He added that Mr. Woliski told him not to talk about “this stuff.”
Police interviewed Mr. Woliski’s live-in girlfriend Sunday, who explained Mr. Woliski would tell her the bruises she’d notice on the 3-year-old were from her falling off the bed. She suspected child abuse but feared to report it because she worried Mr. Woliski would retaliate against her sons, police said.
Before and during that interview, Mr. Woliski sent several text messages to his girlfriend, police said.
“Ok so what is going on are they looking for me,” read one.
She responded, “not that I know of.”
He sent a message: “... I’m not going back to jail for nobody but myself.”
Mr. Woliski was arraigned Tuesday night and remains in Lackawanna County Prison $20,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Dad found guilty of 3rd-degree murder in death of 4-year-old son; was separated from mother and baby abused during dad's visitation (Reading, Pennsylvania)
All the evidence points to Dad EUGENE JIMINEZ abusing this baby virtually from birth. Contrary to
father's rights squawking about how mother's "gate keep" and keep Daddy away, the mother apparently facilitated visitation--though it may be a case of court-ordered visitation covered up by the press. At any rate, the mother's (apparent) cooperation and "niceness" lead to the death of this baby. And notice all the sickos cheering Daddy on with all their support. Disgusting.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Pennsylvania.
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/father-guilty-of-3rd-degree-murder-in-death-of-4-month-old-son
Father guilty of 3rd-degree murder in death of 4-month-old son
Saturday October 31, 2015 12:01 AM
By Stephanie Weaver
Reading, PA — Tears flowed on both sides of the Berks County courtroom Friday night as Eugene Jimenez was found guilty of third-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old son, Ayden.
After a brief moment of relief at hearing "not guilty" to the charge of first-degree murder, Jimenez sat with his head in his hands as the rest of the verdicts were read.
Jimenez turned in shock to the group of crying family and friends gathered to support him, his own eyes red as sheriff's deputies placed him in shackles to be returned to Berks County Prison.
"Stay strong," supporters said, as Jimenez nodded.
According to testimony, Ayden Jimenez died on Feb. 4, 2009, at Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown due to complications from several injuries consistent with child abuse.
An autopsy of the infant's body showed he had bleeding in two areas of his brain, broken ribs, a fractured wrist and a fractured ankle. Some of the injuries were determined to have occurred as early as December 2008, while one of the brain injuries was only hours old.
Jimenez, 29, of the 1500 block of Hill Road was charged with causing his son's death in October 2013 following a Berks grand jury investigation.
The jury reached the verdict about 8 o'clock after spending roughly seven hours in deliberations, concluding the four-day trial before Judge Thomas G. Parisi.
In addition to third-degree murder, the jury convicted Jimenez of endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of aggravated assault for the injuries to Ayden's brain, ribs and left wrist.
The jury found him not guilty of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault for the ankle injury and four counts of simple assault.
Parisi scheduled sentencing for December.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan H. Kurland said it was a difficult case and that he appreciated the jury's thoroughness in rendering its verdict. "These cases are always tremendously difficult because of the nature of the evidence and because these crimes are always committed in secret," he said. "The challenges were compounded with how old the allegations were."
Kurland thanked Berks County Children and Youth and Detective Harold Shenk for their diligent investigations.
Defense attorney Nicholas C. Stroumbakis said Jimenez has no prior record nor any outstanding charges. "We certainly respect the jury's verdict, but we're disappointed with their findings," he said.
Ayden's mother, Emerlie Serrano, did not wish to comment on the case following the verdict.
According to testimony, Ayden and his 2-year-old sister, Janessa, were cared for by babysitters Anibal and Lydia Olmeda on Feb. 3, 2009, while Jimenez and Serrano were at work.
The Olmedas said Ayden was sick and quiet, but they didn't notice anything else out of the ordinary. Anibal Olmeda picked Jimenez up from work and dropped him and the children off at Serrano's apartment.
Olmed and his family returned to the apartment about two hours later to drop off some of the baby's things.
Jimenez met Anibal Olmeda at the door and asked him to come in and look at Ayden.
Anibal Olmeda said it was obvious something was wrong with the baby and he rushed Jimenez and the children to the hospital.
In his closing statement, Stroumbakis reminded the jury there was no testimony that anyone ever saw Jimenez acting violently or inappropriately toward Ayden.
He said Jimenez had limited time with the baby after being kicked out of Serrano's apartment from November 2008 until mid-January 2009.
He said the only time there was evidence of Ayden being injured while in Jimenez's care was on Dec. 15, 2008, when he suffered a broken ankle.
Jimenez told Serrano and medical professionals that Janessa had bumped into the baby and jammed his leg.
Jimenez's younger sister also testified that she saw Janessa jump on the baby that day.
Kurland argued that the only way Ayden could tell the jury what happened to him was through the evidence from his autopsy.
He said the medical reports and opinions of numerous doctors provided proof that Ayden's injuries were from continuing and escalating child abuse.
Then, using the medically-determined times of when the injuries occurred, Kurland argued that each injury matched up with a time when Jimenez had an opportunity to have exclusive care of the baby.
father's rights squawking about how mother's "gate keep" and keep Daddy away, the mother apparently facilitated visitation--though it may be a case of court-ordered visitation covered up by the press. At any rate, the mother's (apparent) cooperation and "niceness" lead to the death of this baby. And notice all the sickos cheering Daddy on with all their support. Disgusting.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Pennsylvania.
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/father-guilty-of-3rd-degree-murder-in-death-of-4-month-old-son
Father guilty of 3rd-degree murder in death of 4-month-old son
Saturday October 31, 2015 12:01 AM
By Stephanie Weaver
Reading, PA — Tears flowed on both sides of the Berks County courtroom Friday night as Eugene Jimenez was found guilty of third-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old son, Ayden.
After a brief moment of relief at hearing "not guilty" to the charge of first-degree murder, Jimenez sat with his head in his hands as the rest of the verdicts were read.
Jimenez turned in shock to the group of crying family and friends gathered to support him, his own eyes red as sheriff's deputies placed him in shackles to be returned to Berks County Prison.
"Stay strong," supporters said, as Jimenez nodded.
According to testimony, Ayden Jimenez died on Feb. 4, 2009, at Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown due to complications from several injuries consistent with child abuse.
An autopsy of the infant's body showed he had bleeding in two areas of his brain, broken ribs, a fractured wrist and a fractured ankle. Some of the injuries were determined to have occurred as early as December 2008, while one of the brain injuries was only hours old.
Jimenez, 29, of the 1500 block of Hill Road was charged with causing his son's death in October 2013 following a Berks grand jury investigation.
The jury reached the verdict about 8 o'clock after spending roughly seven hours in deliberations, concluding the four-day trial before Judge Thomas G. Parisi.
In addition to third-degree murder, the jury convicted Jimenez of endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of aggravated assault for the injuries to Ayden's brain, ribs and left wrist.
The jury found him not guilty of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault for the ankle injury and four counts of simple assault.
Parisi scheduled sentencing for December.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan H. Kurland said it was a difficult case and that he appreciated the jury's thoroughness in rendering its verdict. "These cases are always tremendously difficult because of the nature of the evidence and because these crimes are always committed in secret," he said. "The challenges were compounded with how old the allegations were."
Kurland thanked Berks County Children and Youth and Detective Harold Shenk for their diligent investigations.
Defense attorney Nicholas C. Stroumbakis said Jimenez has no prior record nor any outstanding charges. "We certainly respect the jury's verdict, but we're disappointed with their findings," he said.
Ayden's mother, Emerlie Serrano, did not wish to comment on the case following the verdict.
According to testimony, Ayden and his 2-year-old sister, Janessa, were cared for by babysitters Anibal and Lydia Olmeda on Feb. 3, 2009, while Jimenez and Serrano were at work.
The Olmedas said Ayden was sick and quiet, but they didn't notice anything else out of the ordinary. Anibal Olmeda picked Jimenez up from work and dropped him and the children off at Serrano's apartment.
Olmed and his family returned to the apartment about two hours later to drop off some of the baby's things.
Jimenez met Anibal Olmeda at the door and asked him to come in and look at Ayden.
Anibal Olmeda said it was obvious something was wrong with the baby and he rushed Jimenez and the children to the hospital.
In his closing statement, Stroumbakis reminded the jury there was no testimony that anyone ever saw Jimenez acting violently or inappropriately toward Ayden.
He said Jimenez had limited time with the baby after being kicked out of Serrano's apartment from November 2008 until mid-January 2009.
He said the only time there was evidence of Ayden being injured while in Jimenez's care was on Dec. 15, 2008, when he suffered a broken ankle.
Jimenez told Serrano and medical professionals that Janessa had bumped into the baby and jammed his leg.
Jimenez's younger sister also testified that she saw Janessa jump on the baby that day.
Kurland argued that the only way Ayden could tell the jury what happened to him was through the evidence from his autopsy.
He said the medical reports and opinions of numerous doctors provided proof that Ayden's injuries were from continuing and escalating child abuse.
Then, using the medically-determined times of when the injuries occurred, Kurland argued that each injury matched up with a time when Jimenez had an opportunity to have exclusive care of the baby.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Dad pleads guilty to murder of 2-month-old daughter (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as WENDELL T. MULKEY.
http://www.goerie.com/corry-father-to-plead-guilty-in-infant-death
Corry father to plead guilty in infant death
ERIE, Pa. -- A Corry father plans to plead guilty to third-degree murder in the March 2014 death of his 2-month-old daughter, his lawyer said.
Wendell T. Mulkey, 27, who had been scheduled to face trial Monday, is now scheduled for a plea hearing that day before Erie County Judge Daniel Brabender, according to court records.
Mulkey's lawyer, Eric Hackwelder, said Mulkey intends to plead guilty to felony charges of third-degree murder, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The child, identified in court records as "S.M.," died of abusive head trauma March 10, 2014, at UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. An autopsy showed she also suffered 34 fractures to her ribs and leg bones that were in various stages of healing.
The plea would allow Mulkey to avoid the possibility of a life sentence. Had Mulkey gone to trial, the prosecution planned to seek a conviction for first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life with no parole.
Hackwelder said the plea decision was driven in part by the fact the infant's mother, Miranda C. Fay, 21, entered a plea agreement Friday and pledged to testify against Mulkey at his trial. Hackwelder also said that statements Fay and Mulkey made to investigators could have been used against Mulkey at trial.
Hackwelder said some infant death cases are resolved with pleas to involuntary manslaughter, which is a death caused by a defendant's recklessness, but Mulkey's daughter had multiple injuries, some of them healing.
"That is why we came to the conclusion we did," he said.
His client, Hackwelder said, is also deeply remorseful.
"It was his call. That is what he wanted to do. I think it is the right call," he said.
First Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz declined to comment.
Third-degree murder is a malicious, unintentional killing. It carries a 20-year maximum sentence.
The case began with Fay's 911 call on March 10, 2014.
A doctor who examined S.M. in the hospital in Pittsburgh discovered bruises on the baby's face, back and chest. S.M.'s brain and retinas were bleeding, the doctor said.
She concluded S.M. died of abusive head trauma and physical abuse.
According to a criminal complaint, Mulkey and Fay told investigators in a March 11, 2014, interview that the baby had not had any medical problems before her death. They said she was solely in their care in their home on East Airport Road in Corry.
Mulkey admitted he had lost his temper and shaken S.M. on previous occasions, investigators said.
He also said that on one occasion while changing the baby's diaper, he heard her leg make a "popping" sound, which he said might have been her leg breaking.
Fay pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of endangering the welfare of a child on Friday. She admitted that between Feb. 10 and March 10, 2014, she failed to seek medical help for her child when she knew that the child had suffered a broken leg, rib fractures and severe head injuries, allegedly inflicted by Mulkey.
http://www.goerie.com/corry-father-to-plead-guilty-in-infant-death
Corry father to plead guilty in infant death
ERIE, Pa. -- A Corry father plans to plead guilty to third-degree murder in the March 2014 death of his 2-month-old daughter, his lawyer said.
Wendell T. Mulkey, 27, who had been scheduled to face trial Monday, is now scheduled for a plea hearing that day before Erie County Judge Daniel Brabender, according to court records.
Mulkey's lawyer, Eric Hackwelder, said Mulkey intends to plead guilty to felony charges of third-degree murder, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The child, identified in court records as "S.M.," died of abusive head trauma March 10, 2014, at UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. An autopsy showed she also suffered 34 fractures to her ribs and leg bones that were in various stages of healing.
The plea would allow Mulkey to avoid the possibility of a life sentence. Had Mulkey gone to trial, the prosecution planned to seek a conviction for first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life with no parole.
Hackwelder said the plea decision was driven in part by the fact the infant's mother, Miranda C. Fay, 21, entered a plea agreement Friday and pledged to testify against Mulkey at his trial. Hackwelder also said that statements Fay and Mulkey made to investigators could have been used against Mulkey at trial.
Hackwelder said some infant death cases are resolved with pleas to involuntary manslaughter, which is a death caused by a defendant's recklessness, but Mulkey's daughter had multiple injuries, some of them healing.
"That is why we came to the conclusion we did," he said.
His client, Hackwelder said, is also deeply remorseful.
"It was his call. That is what he wanted to do. I think it is the right call," he said.
First Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz declined to comment.
Third-degree murder is a malicious, unintentional killing. It carries a 20-year maximum sentence.
The case began with Fay's 911 call on March 10, 2014.
A doctor who examined S.M. in the hospital in Pittsburgh discovered bruises on the baby's face, back and chest. S.M.'s brain and retinas were bleeding, the doctor said.
She concluded S.M. died of abusive head trauma and physical abuse.
According to a criminal complaint, Mulkey and Fay told investigators in a March 11, 2014, interview that the baby had not had any medical problems before her death. They said she was solely in their care in their home on East Airport Road in Corry.
Mulkey admitted he had lost his temper and shaken S.M. on previous occasions, investigators said.
He also said that on one occasion while changing the baby's diaper, he heard her leg make a "popping" sound, which he said might have been her leg breaking.
Fay pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of endangering the welfare of a child on Friday. She admitted that between Feb. 10 and March 10, 2014, she failed to seek medical help for her child when she knew that the child had suffered a broken leg, rib fractures and severe head injuries, allegedly inflicted by Mulkey.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Dad charged with homicide in death of 2-month-old infant, mom charged with "endangering" for failure to protect, seek medical care (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Do I know for a fact that the mom did everything within her actual power to save this baby? No.
But I know that 14 years in prison is a lot longer than many fathers serve who actually kill babies.
Dad is identified as WENDELL T. MULKEY.
http://www.goerie.com/mother-enters-plea-in-corry-infant-death-case
Mother enters plea in Corry infant death case
By Lisa Thompson 814-870-1802
Erie Times-News
October 3, 2015 06:29 AM
ERIE, Pa. -- The mother of a Corry 2-month-old who died in 2014 of severe head trauma has agreed to testify against the child's father when he stands trial on homicide charges in mid-October.
Miranda C. Fay, 21, appeared in Erie County Court on Friday to plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from the abuse and death of her daughter.
Fay pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of endangering the welfare of a child and agreed to testify against the baby's father, Wendell T. Mulkey, 27, who is scheduled to face trial on homicide and related charges Oct. 12.
In exchange for Fay's plea and her pledge to testify against Mulkey, First Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz dropped one third-degree felony count of endangering the welfare of a child.
With the plea, Fay admitted that between Feb. 10 and March 10, 2014, she failed to seek medical help for her child when she knew that the child had suffered a broken leg, rib fractures and severe head injuries, allegedly inflicted by Mulkey.
Fay said little at the hearing. She indicated she understood her rights and was guilty of the crimes.
She is being held in the Erie County Prison after failing to post $150,000 bond.
Fay was pregnant at the time of her and Mulkey's arrests in March. She recently delivered the child, who is now in the custody of the Erie County Office of Children and Youth, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.
Fay faces up to 14 years in prison and a $30,000 fine at sentencing, which Judge William R. Cunningham scheduled for Nov. 6. She is being represented by Assistant Public Defender John Bonanti.
Mulkey, who is in the Erie County Prison with no bond set, is accused of homicide and two felony counts each of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child in the March 10, 2014, death of the couple's daughter.
The infant, identified in court records only as S.M., suffered severe head trauma and 34 fractures to her ribs and leg bones that were in various stages of healing, the prosecution has said. Investigators had to wait for a review of medical evidence before they could file charges in March.
According to a criminal complaint, Mulkey and Fay told investigators in a March 11, 2014, interview that the baby had not had any medical problems before her death on March 10, 2014. They said she was solely in their care in their home on East Airport Road in Corry.
Mulkey admitted he had lost his temper and shaken S.M. on previous occasions, investigators said.
He also said that on one occasion while changing the baby's diaper, he heard her leg make a "popping" sound, which he said might have been her leg breaking.
But I know that 14 years in prison is a lot longer than many fathers serve who actually kill babies.
Dad is identified as WENDELL T. MULKEY.
http://www.goerie.com/mother-enters-plea-in-corry-infant-death-case
Mother enters plea in Corry infant death case
By Lisa Thompson 814-870-1802
Erie Times-News
October 3, 2015 06:29 AM
ERIE, Pa. -- The mother of a Corry 2-month-old who died in 2014 of severe head trauma has agreed to testify against the child's father when he stands trial on homicide charges in mid-October.
Miranda C. Fay, 21, appeared in Erie County Court on Friday to plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from the abuse and death of her daughter.
Fay pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of endangering the welfare of a child and agreed to testify against the baby's father, Wendell T. Mulkey, 27, who is scheduled to face trial on homicide and related charges Oct. 12.
In exchange for Fay's plea and her pledge to testify against Mulkey, First Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz dropped one third-degree felony count of endangering the welfare of a child.
With the plea, Fay admitted that between Feb. 10 and March 10, 2014, she failed to seek medical help for her child when she knew that the child had suffered a broken leg, rib fractures and severe head injuries, allegedly inflicted by Mulkey.
Fay said little at the hearing. She indicated she understood her rights and was guilty of the crimes.
She is being held in the Erie County Prison after failing to post $150,000 bond.
Fay was pregnant at the time of her and Mulkey's arrests in March. She recently delivered the child, who is now in the custody of the Erie County Office of Children and Youth, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said.
Fay faces up to 14 years in prison and a $30,000 fine at sentencing, which Judge William R. Cunningham scheduled for Nov. 6. She is being represented by Assistant Public Defender John Bonanti.
Mulkey, who is in the Erie County Prison with no bond set, is accused of homicide and two felony counts each of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child in the March 10, 2014, death of the couple's daughter.
The infant, identified in court records only as S.M., suffered severe head trauma and 34 fractures to her ribs and leg bones that were in various stages of healing, the prosecution has said. Investigators had to wait for a review of medical evidence before they could file charges in March.
According to a criminal complaint, Mulkey and Fay told investigators in a March 11, 2014, interview that the baby had not had any medical problems before her death on March 10, 2014. They said she was solely in their care in their home on East Airport Road in Corry.
Mulkey admitted he had lost his temper and shaken S.M. on previous occasions, investigators said.
He also said that on one occasion while changing the baby's diaper, he heard her leg make a "popping" sound, which he said might have been her leg breaking.
Dad charged with criminal homicide in murder of 5-week-old daughter; called infant "psycho baby" (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Males can't cope with normal infantile crying. We see it again and again.
Dad is identified as JOSEPH SWIDORSKY.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/10/01/west-view-father-arrested-in-death-of-baby-daughter/
Cops: Father Charged In Death Of Infant Called Child A ‘Psycho Baby’
October 1, 2015 10:06 PM
Lisa Washington
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police arrested 30-year-old Joseph Swidorsky Thursday. He’s charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of children, in the death of his five-week-old daughter, Braelyn.
According to the criminal complaint, West View Police were called to Swidorsky’s home on June 15, 2015, for the report of an unresponsive child. Swidorsky told police he was bathing his daughter and that she was crying so hard that she stopped breathing.
The mother told police, she had asked Swidorsky to bathe Braelyn and she returned to the bathroom to find the infant unresponsive and turning blue.
The baby was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital, where she later died.
An autopsy revealed the child died of blunt force trauma to the head – specifically a subdural hematoma and a fractured skull.
A witness told police that during a conversation with Swidorsky while at the hospital, he gave four different versions of what might have happened to baby Braelyn. None of which were consistent with her cause of death.
Another witness reported overhearing Swidorsky say, “Braelyn is a psycho baby and does nothing but cry all the time.”
Bail was denied for Swidorsky. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 16.
Dad is identified as JOSEPH SWIDORSKY.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/10/01/west-view-father-arrested-in-death-of-baby-daughter/
Cops: Father Charged In Death Of Infant Called Child A ‘Psycho Baby’
October 1, 2015 10:06 PM
Lisa Washington
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police arrested 30-year-old Joseph Swidorsky Thursday. He’s charged with criminal homicide and endangering the welfare of children, in the death of his five-week-old daughter, Braelyn.
According to the criminal complaint, West View Police were called to Swidorsky’s home on June 15, 2015, for the report of an unresponsive child. Swidorsky told police he was bathing his daughter and that she was crying so hard that she stopped breathing.
The mother told police, she had asked Swidorsky to bathe Braelyn and she returned to the bathroom to find the infant unresponsive and turning blue.
The baby was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital, where she later died.
An autopsy revealed the child died of blunt force trauma to the head – specifically a subdural hematoma and a fractured skull.
A witness told police that during a conversation with Swidorsky while at the hospital, he gave four different versions of what might have happened to baby Braelyn. None of which were consistent with her cause of death.
Another witness reported overhearing Swidorsky say, “Braelyn is a psycho baby and does nothing but cry all the time.”
Bail was denied for Swidorsky. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 16.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Custodial dad suspended from police job interfering with abuse investigation involving son; threatens non-custodial mom with kidnapping charge (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
This case just reeks of backroom deal making and corruption. Because he is a well-connected cop, the abuse allegations against him are perpetually "unfounded." He gets physical custody. Threatens the protective mother with kidnapping charges though she communicated to him the location of their son. He barges into CPS, manhandles the kid out of an interview with an abuse investigator, and then the authorities CONTINUE to force the boy to live his father for another three months before suspending him from his job.
Dad is identified as STEPHEN C. KRUM.
Typical of the fathers rights corruption that infects the whole judicial system.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/09/harrisburg_police_officer_susp_3.html
Harrisburg police suspend officer accused of obstructing child abuse investigation
Dauphin County investigators say Harrisburg Police Officer Stephen Krum barged into a room inside this Children &Youth Services building and forcibly removed a boy being interviewed.
The District Attorney's office later charged Krum, 31, with felony obstruction of a child abuse investigation.
By Christine Vendel on September 10, 2015 at 7:41 AM, updated September 10, 2015 at 11:15 AM
HARRISBURG - The city of Harrisburg has suspended a police officer who authorities say barged into the Dauphin County Children Youth Services building and removed his son who was being interviewed as a possible child abuse victim.
Officer Stephen C. Krum has been charged by the Dauphin County district attorney's office with felony obstruction of a child abuse investigation.
Krum showed his police ID and badge to a security guard at the building who asked if he had an appointment, court records state.
"This is my access and all the appointment I need," he told the guard, according to court records. The six-year veteran, who earns $63,198 annually, has been on paid leave since Aug. 19, when the charge was filed. His next court date is set for Oct. 2.
The incident occurred about 4 p.m. May 14 at the Dauphin County CYS facility at 1001 N. Sixth St. Krum and the boy's mother are divorced, said Krum's attorney, Brian Perry. Krum has primary physical custody of the boy, who has special needs, Perry said.
A county detective investigated the incident. Court records gave this account:
The boy reportedly called his mother after school but before getting on the school bus saying he did not want to go to his father's house. The boy reportedly said he was afraid of his father and wanted to go to CYS to talk to somebody.
The mother responded to the school, picked up her son and drove him to the CYS facility. She called Krum from the facility and left a message letting him know where the boy was.
Krum reportedly called back and threatened to have his ex-wife arrested for kidnapping. Krum showed up at the facility 10 minutes later.
Krum walked past a security guard and bypassed the metal detector initially, but then agreed to go through the detector. The guard then asked about his appointment and he pulled his police badge.
Krum eventually went into a playroom, where the boy was being interviewed by a caseworker and demanded the boy leave with him.
A supervisor confronted Krum and asked him to go back to the waiting room, but he refused. He pushed past the supervisor, grabbed his son by the arm and dragged him to the door, actions that were captured on security footage.
Krum talked with his son briefly, then grabbed him "in a sort of a bear hug," and took him out of the building as the boy "appears to be resisting."
The boy told a screener at CYS that "he was fearful of his father and did not want to go home." He reportedly asked staff members several times to "please don't make him go with him."
Perry said the visit to CYS was the latest in a string of abuse allegations filed by the mother against Krum in Dauphin and Lebanon counties. All of the allegations have been unfounded, Perry said.
Perry noted that the boy was allowed to remain in Krum's home during the three months following the incident, until the criminal charge was filed.
"I think that speaks volumes about the strength of the [abuse] case against Steve," he said. "He found out the boy's mother took him to CYS again and he said, 'No. We're not doing this. You're coming with me.'
"Should he have handled himself differently that day? The answer is yes," Perry said. "But he reacted as most fathers would have."
Assistant District Attorney Sean McCormack disagreed and said he believed most parents would have allowed the interview to finish.
"Justified or not, the system has to work," McCormack said. "Other parents in similar situations have shown much more restraint."
McCormack said his office would file a similar charge against anyone who committed the same offense.
"The allegation here is that he forcibly removed a child from an interview," he said. "That's not something we can condone."
Krum has not been allowed to contact his son since the charge was filed, Perry said.
Dad is identified as STEPHEN C. KRUM.
Typical of the fathers rights corruption that infects the whole judicial system.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/09/harrisburg_police_officer_susp_3.html
Harrisburg police suspend officer accused of obstructing child abuse investigation
Dauphin County investigators say Harrisburg Police Officer Stephen Krum barged into a room inside this Children &Youth Services building and forcibly removed a boy being interviewed.
The District Attorney's office later charged Krum, 31, with felony obstruction of a child abuse investigation.
By Christine Vendel on September 10, 2015 at 7:41 AM, updated September 10, 2015 at 11:15 AM
HARRISBURG - The city of Harrisburg has suspended a police officer who authorities say barged into the Dauphin County Children Youth Services building and removed his son who was being interviewed as a possible child abuse victim.
Officer Stephen C. Krum has been charged by the Dauphin County district attorney's office with felony obstruction of a child abuse investigation.
Krum showed his police ID and badge to a security guard at the building who asked if he had an appointment, court records state.
"This is my access and all the appointment I need," he told the guard, according to court records. The six-year veteran, who earns $63,198 annually, has been on paid leave since Aug. 19, when the charge was filed. His next court date is set for Oct. 2.
The incident occurred about 4 p.m. May 14 at the Dauphin County CYS facility at 1001 N. Sixth St. Krum and the boy's mother are divorced, said Krum's attorney, Brian Perry. Krum has primary physical custody of the boy, who has special needs, Perry said.
A county detective investigated the incident. Court records gave this account:
The boy reportedly called his mother after school but before getting on the school bus saying he did not want to go to his father's house. The boy reportedly said he was afraid of his father and wanted to go to CYS to talk to somebody.
The mother responded to the school, picked up her son and drove him to the CYS facility. She called Krum from the facility and left a message letting him know where the boy was.
Krum reportedly called back and threatened to have his ex-wife arrested for kidnapping. Krum showed up at the facility 10 minutes later.
Krum walked past a security guard and bypassed the metal detector initially, but then agreed to go through the detector. The guard then asked about his appointment and he pulled his police badge.
Krum eventually went into a playroom, where the boy was being interviewed by a caseworker and demanded the boy leave with him.
A supervisor confronted Krum and asked him to go back to the waiting room, but he refused. He pushed past the supervisor, grabbed his son by the arm and dragged him to the door, actions that were captured on security footage.
Krum talked with his son briefly, then grabbed him "in a sort of a bear hug," and took him out of the building as the boy "appears to be resisting."
The boy told a screener at CYS that "he was fearful of his father and did not want to go home." He reportedly asked staff members several times to "please don't make him go with him."
Perry said the visit to CYS was the latest in a string of abuse allegations filed by the mother against Krum in Dauphin and Lebanon counties. All of the allegations have been unfounded, Perry said.
Perry noted that the boy was allowed to remain in Krum's home during the three months following the incident, until the criminal charge was filed.
"I think that speaks volumes about the strength of the [abuse] case against Steve," he said. "He found out the boy's mother took him to CYS again and he said, 'No. We're not doing this. You're coming with me.'
"Should he have handled himself differently that day? The answer is yes," Perry said. "But he reacted as most fathers would have."
Assistant District Attorney Sean McCormack disagreed and said he believed most parents would have allowed the interview to finish.
"Justified or not, the system has to work," McCormack said. "Other parents in similar situations have shown much more restraint."
McCormack said his office would file a similar charge against anyone who committed the same offense.
"The allegation here is that he forcibly removed a child from an interview," he said. "That's not something we can condone."
Krum has not been allowed to contact his son since the charge was filed, Perry said.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Dad charged with aggravated assault for burning hands of 4-week-old son (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as JOSHUA KOSHINSKY.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/greensburg-father-facing-child-abuse-charges-after/nncbC/
Posted: 9:37 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Greensburg father facing child abuse charges after allegedly burning baby’s hands
GREENSBURG, Pa. — #A Greensburg father is facing child abuse charges after allegedly burning his 4-week-old son's hands by dipping them in hot water.
Greensburg police told Channel 11’s news partners at TribLIVE that Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh contacted them and voiced suspicions after treating the baby’s hands for burns and blisters.
TribLIVE reported that Joshua Koshinsky, 23, initially told police he didn't know what had caused his son's injuries, saying he gave the child a bath and fed him before noticing the blisters.
He and his wife, Nicole Koshinsky, told police they thought the bottle may have been too hot and had burned the boy's hands.
However, Nicole Koshinsky later told police that she had lied. She said her husband had dipped the baby's hands in coffee cups filled with hot water, TribLIVE reported.
Joshua Koshinsky told police that it was an accident. He said his son was acting fussy and he thought warm water might calm the child.He said he didn't realize how hot the water was, according to police.
Joshua Koshinsky is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
He was held at Westmoreland County Prison on $20,000 cash bail.
He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 24.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/greensburg-father-facing-child-abuse-charges-after/nncbC/
Posted: 9:37 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Greensburg father facing child abuse charges after allegedly burning baby’s hands
GREENSBURG, Pa. — #A Greensburg father is facing child abuse charges after allegedly burning his 4-week-old son's hands by dipping them in hot water.
Greensburg police told Channel 11’s news partners at TribLIVE that Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh contacted them and voiced suspicions after treating the baby’s hands for burns and blisters.
TribLIVE reported that Joshua Koshinsky, 23, initially told police he didn't know what had caused his son's injuries, saying he gave the child a bath and fed him before noticing the blisters.
He and his wife, Nicole Koshinsky, told police they thought the bottle may have been too hot and had burned the boy's hands.
However, Nicole Koshinsky later told police that she had lied. She said her husband had dipped the baby's hands in coffee cups filled with hot water, TribLIVE reported.
Joshua Koshinsky told police that it was an accident. He said his son was acting fussy and he thought warm water might calm the child.He said he didn't realize how hot the water was, according to police.
Joshua Koshinsky is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
He was held at Westmoreland County Prison on $20,000 cash bail.
He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 24.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Separated dad charged with assaulting infant daughter (Union Township, Pennsylvania)
It is widely known that post-marital separation is the most dangerous time for women and children. And yet violent men are continually allowed child access, even to the most vulnerable infants and toddlers. Too often the results are just like this.
Dad is identified as KIM PAUL SANKEY.
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/father-waives-abuse-charges-to-court/article_c869095e-0a55-599b-a8f6-9161380cb24f.html
Father waives abuse charges to court
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 7:15 am
All charges against a Union Township man arrested for abusing his infant daughter have been waived to court.
Kim Paul Sankey, 36, of 15 Oakwood Ave., was charged by Union Township police with aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of children following a May 13 incident. He remains free on $50,000 bond. He is represented by attorney David J. Shrager of Pittsburgh.
His preliminary hearing was scheduled in Central Court on Tuesday before District Judge Jerry Cartwright. His formal arraignment in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court is scheduled for Nov . 3.
According to court documents, Sankey, who is separated from his wife, was staying at their Oakwood Avenue home on May 12 to 14 caring for their infant daughter and 2-year-old son while the mother was away.
According to a police report, on the morning of May 13 he notified his wife that their daughter had a black eye and bruising on the head and knee. The child was taken to a local doctor then transferred to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. There, doctors told a Children and Youth Services case worker the child had a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain which they attributed to child abuse.
Police said Sankey told them he had fallen asleep while standing up and feeding his daughter a bottle about 2 a.m. on May 13. He said the infant fell from his arms. However, doctors at Children's Hospital said the baby's injuries were inconsistent with that explanation.
Union Township police filed charges after determining the injuries were sustained while the infant was in Sankey's care, and no one else was in the house at the time the injuries were inflicted.
Dad is identified as KIM PAUL SANKEY.
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/father-waives-abuse-charges-to-court/article_c869095e-0a55-599b-a8f6-9161380cb24f.html
Father waives abuse charges to court
Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 7:15 am
All charges against a Union Township man arrested for abusing his infant daughter have been waived to court.
Kim Paul Sankey, 36, of 15 Oakwood Ave., was charged by Union Township police with aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of children following a May 13 incident. He remains free on $50,000 bond. He is represented by attorney David J. Shrager of Pittsburgh.
His preliminary hearing was scheduled in Central Court on Tuesday before District Judge Jerry Cartwright. His formal arraignment in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court is scheduled for Nov . 3.
According to court documents, Sankey, who is separated from his wife, was staying at their Oakwood Avenue home on May 12 to 14 caring for their infant daughter and 2-year-old son while the mother was away.
According to a police report, on the morning of May 13 he notified his wife that their daughter had a black eye and bruising on the head and knee. The child was taken to a local doctor then transferred to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. There, doctors told a Children and Youth Services case worker the child had a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain which they attributed to child abuse.
Police said Sankey told them he had fallen asleep while standing up and feeding his daughter a bottle about 2 a.m. on May 13. He said the infant fell from his arms. However, doctors at Children's Hospital said the baby's injuries were inconsistent with that explanation.
Union Township police filed charges after determining the injuries were sustained while the infant was in Sankey's care, and no one else was in the house at the time the injuries were inflicted.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Dad with SOLE CUSTODY smashes skull of 7-week-old son into wall; what judge gave this father custody? (Butler County, Pennsylvania)
What judge thought it was okay to strip this newborn from his mother's custody and hand him over to his abusive, volatile, and easily "frustrated" father?
Are we surprised that this POS's parents are enablers who make excuses for him, even as he tries to blame them for his actions?
Dad is identified as TYLER DUDDY.
Notice that Mom has been erased from this story completely....
http://www.inquisitr.com/2258136/seven-week-old-baby-left-with-fractured-skull-after-pennsylvania-father-smashed-head-into-wall-charges-filed/
Seven-Week-Old Baby Left With Fractured Skull After Pennsylvania Father Smashed His Head Into Wall, Charges Filed
The father of a seven-week-old baby is facing child abuse charges after the baby was rushed to the hospital with a skull fracture, bleeding in the brain, and facial bruising, CBS Pittsburgh reports.
On June 20, an infant baby named Callen, of Butler Township, was rushed to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where doctors say he was in critical condition upon arrival. His 25-year-old father, Tyler Duddy — who has sole custody of the infant – gave investigators inconsistent stories about what happened to his son. One including that Callen sustained injuries to his head due to movements in his bassinet.
He also stated that his son’s mother and her father were caring for him on June 19 and he could have been injured in their care. However, several weeks later, during questioning, Duddy finally admitted the truth, saying that out of frustration and anger, he rammed his infant son’s head into his bedroom wall in the apartment they both shared at Old Plank Estates.
He told police that he initially lied about abusing his son because “he was scared.”
“Mr. Duddy admitted to an incident at the apartment where the child’s head was struck off a wall,” Detective Thomas Vensel stated. “This is sad what happened to the baby. I’m a father myself, but we have to do what’s right, and that’s why we arrested him.”
On Tuesday, Duddy was arrested on several child abuse charges.
According to WPXI, doctors believe the child may develop long-term health issues as a result of his head injuries. They will monitor the child’s health over the years as they won’t know for certain until then.
“I can’t be angry or mad. I know that Tyler was frustrated, but that doesn’t mean what he did was right,” Callen’s grandfather stated.
He also told reporters that since the horrifying incident, Callen’s health has improved and he’s gained two pounds. However, he had to be put up for adoption as his mother is unable to care for him. It was reported that she is currently hospitalized for “unspecified reasons.”
Tyler Duddy was charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. He is currently being held at the Butler County jail with a $75,000 bond.
Are we surprised that this POS's parents are enablers who make excuses for him, even as he tries to blame them for his actions?
Dad is identified as TYLER DUDDY.
Notice that Mom has been erased from this story completely....
http://www.inquisitr.com/2258136/seven-week-old-baby-left-with-fractured-skull-after-pennsylvania-father-smashed-head-into-wall-charges-filed/
Seven-Week-Old Baby Left With Fractured Skull After Pennsylvania Father Smashed His Head Into Wall, Charges Filed
The father of a seven-week-old baby is facing child abuse charges after the baby was rushed to the hospital with a skull fracture, bleeding in the brain, and facial bruising, CBS Pittsburgh reports.
On June 20, an infant baby named Callen, of Butler Township, was rushed to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh where doctors say he was in critical condition upon arrival. His 25-year-old father, Tyler Duddy — who has sole custody of the infant – gave investigators inconsistent stories about what happened to his son. One including that Callen sustained injuries to his head due to movements in his bassinet.
He also stated that his son’s mother and her father were caring for him on June 19 and he could have been injured in their care. However, several weeks later, during questioning, Duddy finally admitted the truth, saying that out of frustration and anger, he rammed his infant son’s head into his bedroom wall in the apartment they both shared at Old Plank Estates.
He told police that he initially lied about abusing his son because “he was scared.”
“Mr. Duddy admitted to an incident at the apartment where the child’s head was struck off a wall,” Detective Thomas Vensel stated. “This is sad what happened to the baby. I’m a father myself, but we have to do what’s right, and that’s why we arrested him.”
On Tuesday, Duddy was arrested on several child abuse charges.
According to WPXI, doctors believe the child may develop long-term health issues as a result of his head injuries. They will monitor the child’s health over the years as they won’t know for certain until then.
“I can’t be angry or mad. I know that Tyler was frustrated, but that doesn’t mean what he did was right,” Callen’s grandfather stated.
He also told reporters that since the horrifying incident, Callen’s health has improved and he’s gained two pounds. However, he had to be put up for adoption as his mother is unable to care for him. It was reported that she is currently hospitalized for “unspecified reasons.”
Tyler Duddy was charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. He is currently being held at the Butler County jail with a $75,000 bond.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Dad charged with assaulting 4-month-old son (Union Township, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as KIM PAUL SANKEY.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/07/09/lawrence-co-father-charged-in-abuse-of-4-month-old/
Lawrence Co. Father Charged In Abuse Of 4-Month-Old
July 9, 2015 4:23 PM
UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police have charged a Lawrence County father for allegedly abusing his 4-month-old child.
The baby was taken to Children’s Hospital with head injuries back in May, but is now said to be doing well. Doctors determined that the injuries could not have been an accident.
The child’s father, Kim Paul Sankey of Union Township, is now facing charges of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of children and simple assault.
He was arraigned Thursday.
Sankey is now being held in the Lawrence County Jail on $50,000 bond.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/07/09/lawrence-co-father-charged-in-abuse-of-4-month-old/
Lawrence Co. Father Charged In Abuse Of 4-Month-Old
July 9, 2015 4:23 PM
UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police have charged a Lawrence County father for allegedly abusing his 4-month-old child.
The baby was taken to Children’s Hospital with head injuries back in May, but is now said to be doing well. Doctors determined that the injuries could not have been an accident.
The child’s father, Kim Paul Sankey of Union Township, is now facing charges of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of children and simple assault.
He was arraigned Thursday.
Sankey is now being held in the Lawrence County Jail on $50,000 bond.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Dad with "anger problem" confesses to abusing 3-month-old son; baby has broken arms, legs, and shoulder (Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as JUSTIN CRAIG.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/only-11-father-confesses-abuse-infant-son/nmZqF/
Updated: 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | Posted: 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015
ONLY ON 11: Father confesses to abuse of infant son
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — A Butler County man accused of abusing his infant son confessed to the crimes on Wednesday.
“Yes I did,” Justin Craig said when Channel 11’s Amy Marcinkiewicz asked him if he hurt his son. “It was a stupid thing, I admit, but it changed me.”
Along with the confession, Craig told Marcinkiewicz that he has a problem with his anger and he took it out on his 3-month-old son.
According to court documents, the infant suffered broken arms, legs and a shoulder at the hands of his father.
Doctors said the injuries were in various stages of healing, which makes police believe the abuse started right after the child was born and continues until his mother and father brought him to the hospital last week.
According to the criminal complaint, the child’s mother and Craig’s girlfriend told police she saw the abuse, but was afraid of Craig. She told troopers she observed Craig choking the baby.
According to the child’s mother, she tried to not allow Craig to be alone with the baby. #“It made me realize that I’m a weak and pathetic person,” Craig said.
While in court, Craig continually said under his breath, “I deserve a second chance, I’m sorry.”
The baby is out of the hospital and with a foster family doing well.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/only-11-father-confesses-abuse-infant-son/nmZqF/
Updated: 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015 | Posted: 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2015
ONLY ON 11: Father confesses to abuse of infant son
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — A Butler County man accused of abusing his infant son confessed to the crimes on Wednesday.
“Yes I did,” Justin Craig said when Channel 11’s Amy Marcinkiewicz asked him if he hurt his son. “It was a stupid thing, I admit, but it changed me.”
Along with the confession, Craig told Marcinkiewicz that he has a problem with his anger and he took it out on his 3-month-old son.
According to court documents, the infant suffered broken arms, legs and a shoulder at the hands of his father.
Doctors said the injuries were in various stages of healing, which makes police believe the abuse started right after the child was born and continues until his mother and father brought him to the hospital last week.
According to the criminal complaint, the child’s mother and Craig’s girlfriend told police she saw the abuse, but was afraid of Craig. She told troopers she observed Craig choking the baby.
According to the child’s mother, she tried to not allow Craig to be alone with the baby. #“It made me realize that I’m a weak and pathetic person,” Craig said.
While in court, Craig continually said under his breath, “I deserve a second chance, I’m sorry.”
The baby is out of the hospital and with a foster family doing well.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Dad convicted of assaulting 7-week-old son (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as STEVE EDWARD THOMPSON.
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150428/limerick-father-convicted-of-shaking-injuring-infant-son
Limerick father convicted of shaking, injuring infant son
By Carl Hessler Jr., The Mercury Posted: 04/28/15, 4:46 PM EDT
A Limerick father seriously injured his 7-week-old son when he acted recklessly by shaking the infant, a judge has determined.
“I think basically dad lost it and took his frustrations out, when the baby wouldn’t calm down, on the baby,” Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy said Tuesday as she convicted Steve Edward Thompson of charges of aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the May 2014 incident at his home.
“I do think the injuries were caused by violent shaking…and it wasn’t just a one and done,” Demchick-Alloy added. “How long he shook him, I don’t know. But enough to cause the injuries to which the doctors inferred, significant. I do believe there was physical impairment to this baby.”
Thompson, 44, of the 200 block of Troon Court, showed no emotion as the judge rendered her verdict after a two-day, non-jury trial. The judge deferred sentencing so that Thompson can undergo drug, alcohol and mental health evaluations.
Thompson, supported in court by his wife and several relatives, faces a possible maximum sentence of 16 to 32 years in prison.
By convicting Thompson of the aggravated assault charge, the judge found that Thompson attempted to cause or recklessly caused serious bodily injury to the 2-month-old child under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
The aggravated assault charge can include intentional or reckless conduct.
The child suffered a subdural bleed to the brain, retinal hemorrhages and ligament injuries to his neck, according to testimony. The infant had to wear a neck brace for several weeks after the incident.
“This was a violent shaking of a 7-week-old baby who is completely helpless and reliable on his parents for everything,” argued Assistant District Attorney Laura Adshead, who sought the aggravated assault conviction and alleged Thompson’s conduct was intentional. “The baby didn’t go limp and stop breathing normally until after the defendant shook him.”
Defense lawyer Steven Marino suggested members of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were predisposed to conclude that the child’s injuries were the result of child abuse and that the opinion was “not consistent with the medical evidence.”
Marino further maintained doctors did not investigate alternate sources for the infant’s injuries including cardio pulmonary resuscitation performed on the child or the “traumatic birth that took place” weeks earlier.
“The doctor blames the injury on my client. It’s a huge leap and it causes pause. It causes doubt,” Marino argued. “There is no evidence of prolonged shaking. The evidence doesn’t support an intentional finding.”
The judge, who reviewed “voluminous” medical records, “respectfully disagreed” with Marino, explaining reports indicate doctors did consider the CPR and traumatic birth of the child in reaching an opinion and determined they were not factors in the child’s injuries.
“I do not believe the medical personnel performed in any manner that was less than professional. It was a stellar handling of the situation,” said Demchick-Alloy, adding doctors “methodically” reviewed medical evidence to reach their conclusion that Thompson’s conduct caused the injuries.
An investigation of Thompson began about 7:25 p.m. May 29, when Limerick police and an ambulance crew were dispatched to the Troon Court home for a report of an infant not breathing, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
“On arrival, officers found the baby in the care of his father,” Limerick Detective Ernie Morris wrote in the criminal complaint.
Originally taken to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, the baby was eventually transported to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, according to court papers.
The following day, a caseworker with the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth Services and Limerick detectives went to the hospital and spoke with those on the hospital’s Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team.
“At that time, we were informed that the baby had suffered at least one subdural bleed to the brain,” Morris alleged.
During an interview by the caseworker and police, Thompson allegedly confirmed that he was alone with the child during the time the injury occurred.
Thompson allegedly claimed he “was carrying (the victim) in one arm” and that the victim “got fidgety and jerked his head” and “fell from his arms onto a very soft, plush couch,” according to the arrest affidavit. The victim, Thompson claimed, “went limp and stopped breathing,” according to the criminal complaint.
An ophthalmologist reportedly told police that the baby suffered “bilateral intra-retinal hemorrhages that were too numerous to count” and that it was a “new injury.”
The hospital’s forensic team “listed the injury as ‘consistent with abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome)’ from (the victim) being shaken violently to the point of near death,” according to the arrest affidavit.
Thompson also allegedly told a nurse during the baby’s care that he “shook the baby a bit.”
After interviewing Thompson a second time, detectives said he told them he shook the baby but “I don’t remember how many times or how hard,” claiming he did it to “get a response to wake him up” after the baby went limp after the initial drop, according to the arrest affidavit.
Medical personnel told police that going limp was not consistent with an injury sustained from the fall Thompson described.
A doctor allegedly found ligament injuries in the baby’s neck as well as “an old brain bleed injury,” which he indicated were “highly concerning for repeated abuse.” That doctor classified the injuries as being “consistent” with the victim being “violently shaken,” according to detectives.
In another interview June 3 by a Limerick detective and a caseworker, Thompson allegedly admitted, “I think I shook (the victim) harder than I should have,” according to the arrest affidavit. In another interview Thompson allegedly described “vigorously shaking” the baby because “he was upset with himself for dropping” him.
“He admitted to ‘taking out his frustrations’ on (the victim) because he was mad at himself,” Morris alleged in the arrest affidavit.
“Thompson admitted that (the victim) ‘went limp’ after he shook him. He admitted that he noticed (the victim’s) head being ‘tossed back and forth’ as he was shaking him.” Thompson also allegedly told police that he had been depressed since the birth of the child and that “he and his wife did everything together prior to (the victim) being born.”
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150428/limerick-father-convicted-of-shaking-injuring-infant-son
Limerick father convicted of shaking, injuring infant son
By Carl Hessler Jr., The Mercury Posted: 04/28/15, 4:46 PM EDT
A Limerick father seriously injured his 7-week-old son when he acted recklessly by shaking the infant, a judge has determined.
“I think basically dad lost it and took his frustrations out, when the baby wouldn’t calm down, on the baby,” Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy said Tuesday as she convicted Steve Edward Thompson of charges of aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the May 2014 incident at his home.
“I do think the injuries were caused by violent shaking…and it wasn’t just a one and done,” Demchick-Alloy added. “How long he shook him, I don’t know. But enough to cause the injuries to which the doctors inferred, significant. I do believe there was physical impairment to this baby.”
Thompson, 44, of the 200 block of Troon Court, showed no emotion as the judge rendered her verdict after a two-day, non-jury trial. The judge deferred sentencing so that Thompson can undergo drug, alcohol and mental health evaluations.
Thompson, supported in court by his wife and several relatives, faces a possible maximum sentence of 16 to 32 years in prison.
By convicting Thompson of the aggravated assault charge, the judge found that Thompson attempted to cause or recklessly caused serious bodily injury to the 2-month-old child under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
The aggravated assault charge can include intentional or reckless conduct.
The child suffered a subdural bleed to the brain, retinal hemorrhages and ligament injuries to his neck, according to testimony. The infant had to wear a neck brace for several weeks after the incident.
“This was a violent shaking of a 7-week-old baby who is completely helpless and reliable on his parents for everything,” argued Assistant District Attorney Laura Adshead, who sought the aggravated assault conviction and alleged Thompson’s conduct was intentional. “The baby didn’t go limp and stop breathing normally until after the defendant shook him.”
Defense lawyer Steven Marino suggested members of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were predisposed to conclude that the child’s injuries were the result of child abuse and that the opinion was “not consistent with the medical evidence.”
Marino further maintained doctors did not investigate alternate sources for the infant’s injuries including cardio pulmonary resuscitation performed on the child or the “traumatic birth that took place” weeks earlier.
“The doctor blames the injury on my client. It’s a huge leap and it causes pause. It causes doubt,” Marino argued. “There is no evidence of prolonged shaking. The evidence doesn’t support an intentional finding.”
The judge, who reviewed “voluminous” medical records, “respectfully disagreed” with Marino, explaining reports indicate doctors did consider the CPR and traumatic birth of the child in reaching an opinion and determined they were not factors in the child’s injuries.
“I do not believe the medical personnel performed in any manner that was less than professional. It was a stellar handling of the situation,” said Demchick-Alloy, adding doctors “methodically” reviewed medical evidence to reach their conclusion that Thompson’s conduct caused the injuries.
An investigation of Thompson began about 7:25 p.m. May 29, when Limerick police and an ambulance crew were dispatched to the Troon Court home for a report of an infant not breathing, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
“On arrival, officers found the baby in the care of his father,” Limerick Detective Ernie Morris wrote in the criminal complaint.
Originally taken to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, the baby was eventually transported to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, according to court papers.
The following day, a caseworker with the Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth Services and Limerick detectives went to the hospital and spoke with those on the hospital’s Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team.
“At that time, we were informed that the baby had suffered at least one subdural bleed to the brain,” Morris alleged.
During an interview by the caseworker and police, Thompson allegedly confirmed that he was alone with the child during the time the injury occurred.
Thompson allegedly claimed he “was carrying (the victim) in one arm” and that the victim “got fidgety and jerked his head” and “fell from his arms onto a very soft, plush couch,” according to the arrest affidavit. The victim, Thompson claimed, “went limp and stopped breathing,” according to the criminal complaint.
An ophthalmologist reportedly told police that the baby suffered “bilateral intra-retinal hemorrhages that were too numerous to count” and that it was a “new injury.”
The hospital’s forensic team “listed the injury as ‘consistent with abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome)’ from (the victim) being shaken violently to the point of near death,” according to the arrest affidavit.
Thompson also allegedly told a nurse during the baby’s care that he “shook the baby a bit.”
After interviewing Thompson a second time, detectives said he told them he shook the baby but “I don’t remember how many times or how hard,” claiming he did it to “get a response to wake him up” after the baby went limp after the initial drop, according to the arrest affidavit.
Medical personnel told police that going limp was not consistent with an injury sustained from the fall Thompson described.
A doctor allegedly found ligament injuries in the baby’s neck as well as “an old brain bleed injury,” which he indicated were “highly concerning for repeated abuse.” That doctor classified the injuries as being “consistent” with the victim being “violently shaken,” according to detectives.
In another interview June 3 by a Limerick detective and a caseworker, Thompson allegedly admitted, “I think I shook (the victim) harder than I should have,” according to the arrest affidavit. In another interview Thompson allegedly described “vigorously shaking” the baby because “he was upset with himself for dropping” him.
“He admitted to ‘taking out his frustrations’ on (the victim) because he was mad at himself,” Morris alleged in the arrest affidavit.
“Thompson admitted that (the victim) ‘went limp’ after he shook him. He admitted that he noticed (the victim’s) head being ‘tossed back and forth’ as he was shaking him.” Thompson also allegedly told police that he had been depressed since the birth of the child and that “he and his wife did everything together prior to (the victim) being born.”
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Dad waves gun at CPS worker trying to remove kids, starts police standofff (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CPS just luuuuvs "father involvement," so for them to take kids away from an apparently single father (notice there is ZERO mention of the mother(s)) means he was probably more than just a little neglectful. Of course, UNNAMED DAD stepped right up and PROVED what a volatile and dangerous (and alcoholic?) loony he really was. Just in case CPS had any doubts or anything. Way to go, Dad!
Wonder what happened to the mother(s) of these kids. Did he wave guns (or worse) at them too?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Armed-Man-Barricades-Himself-Inside-Philly-Home-After-DHS-Workers-Try-to-Remove-7-Children-Police-298836911.html
Armed Father Barricades Himself Inside Philly Home After DHS Workers Try to Remove 7 Children: Police
By David Chang
A father is in custody after he allegedly pointed a gun at a DHS worker under court orders to take his children. (Published Monday, Apr 6, 2015)
Updated at 12:11 AM EDT on Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015
A father is in custody after police say he pointed a gun at a DHS worker who was trying to remove two of his seven children.
Investigators say the DHS workers went to a home on the 1800 block of 67th Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Monday to remove a 10-year-old and 12-year-old child who lived there due to parental neglect. When they arrived, the 49-year-old father of the children allegedly waved and pointed a handgun at one of the workers.
The worker called police and the father barricaded himself inside the home, according to investigators.
A barricade situation was declared and police and a SWAT team soon arrived. The officers were able to get four of the suspect's children out safely followed by the other three. The father remained barricaded inside however, police said.
Eventually officials sent a robot with a camera inside the home. The camera captured the man on the floor of the house, intoxicated, according to officials. A SWAT team then went in and removed him from the house.
NBC10 captured the suspect screaming as he was placed in a police van. All seven of his children are currently in protective custody.
Wonder what happened to the mother(s) of these kids. Did he wave guns (or worse) at them too?
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Armed-Man-Barricades-Himself-Inside-Philly-Home-After-DHS-Workers-Try-to-Remove-7-Children-Police-298836911.html
Armed Father Barricades Himself Inside Philly Home After DHS Workers Try to Remove 7 Children: Police
By David Chang
A father is in custody after he allegedly pointed a gun at a DHS worker under court orders to take his children. (Published Monday, Apr 6, 2015)
Updated at 12:11 AM EDT on Tuesday, Apr 7, 2015
A father is in custody after police say he pointed a gun at a DHS worker who was trying to remove two of his seven children.
Investigators say the DHS workers went to a home on the 1800 block of 67th Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Monday to remove a 10-year-old and 12-year-old child who lived there due to parental neglect. When they arrived, the 49-year-old father of the children allegedly waved and pointed a handgun at one of the workers.
The worker called police and the father barricaded himself inside the home, according to investigators.
A barricade situation was declared and police and a SWAT team soon arrived. The officers were able to get four of the suspect's children out safely followed by the other three. The father remained barricaded inside however, police said.
Eventually officials sent a robot with a camera inside the home. The camera captured the man on the floor of the house, intoxicated, according to officials. A SWAT team then went in and removed him from the house.
NBC10 captured the suspect screaming as he was placed in a police van. All seven of his children are currently in protective custody.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Dad who beat up mom, threatened to kill 2-year-old son by throwing him off 7-story parking garage gets time in county jail, probation (Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania)
So typical of the coddling that abusive fathers get. Dad ROBERT WILKINSON flies into a rage, threatening to kill his wife and 2-year-old son. Beats up the mother and pushes her out of the car. Takes off with the son and goes to a 7-story parking garage and threaten to kill the boy and himself. The police rescue his worthless @$$. Mom gets an order of protection (yay! a piece of paper!) And the little boy who as nightmares and separation anxiety is subjected to SUPERVISED VISITATION. Why? Fathers rights, doncha know! Apparently it's okay for little children to be retraumatized again and again.
Oh, and the headline! Not true. Dad is NOT doing prison time. He's doing 2-3 months in the county jail and then he's on probation. This mother will be spending the next few years looking over her shoulder. But then women and children are denied the rights to basic safety and security, aren't they!
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-bethlehem-suicidal-father-sands-parking-lot-rescue-20150327-story.html
Father who threatened to kill son, self, gets prison time
Robert Wilkinson, 40, of Lower Saucon, was given a jail sentence for pushing his wife from a car before driving to the top of the Sands Bethlehem parking garage and threatening to kill himself and his 2-year-old son.
By Riley Yates Of The Morning Call
Defendant 'is a ticking psychological time bomb,' Northampton County judge says
'He used his son as a pawn,' prosecutor says of man who threatened to toss tot off parking deck
A Northampton County prosecutor called Robert W. Wilkinson a manipulative and controlling man who used his 2-year-old son as a chip to get back at his wife as their marriage failed..
A defense attorney labeled Wilkinson an otherwise law-abiding person who suffered a mental-health crisis that he deeply regrets.
Both were talking about the Lower Saucon Township man's actions on Aug. 12, when he beat up his wife and pushed her from their car, then drove off with their son to the top of the seven-story Sands casino parking garage, where he phoned 911 and threatened to kill himself and his boy, according to court records.
For that, Wilkinson will serve a prison sentence, though his lawyer, Gavin Holihan, argued it would serve no purpose. On Friday, Senior Judge Leonard Zito gave the 40-year-old defendant two to four months in county jail and three years of probation after Wilkinson previously pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault and reckless endangerment.
In so doing, Zito described Wilkinson as an unstable man who has had several unsuccessful marriages and has struggled to hold jobs for any extended period of time.
"This incident begins while they are driving to the psychiatrist's," Zito said. "Now that should tell you something."
Wilkinson, he said, "is a ticking psychological time bomb. Tick. Tick. Tick."
When Bethlehem police arrived at the Sands garage, they found Wilkinson sitting on the edge of the seventh story of the deck, holding his toddler, record courts state. The officers, Michael DiLuzio and
Blake Kuntz, talked the distraught man into surrendering the boy, then were able to tackle Wilkinson as he tried to leap to his demise.
In court, Wilkinson's estranged wife, Jennifer Wilkinson, stood feet from him as she read from a victim impact statement, her hand that held the paper trembling uncontrollably as she did. She told Zito that her son continues to have nightmares at home and in day care and gets scared when she is out of his sight.
She recounted the assault she suffered at Wilkinson's hands, saying that he threw her cell phone out of the car window, tore off her jewelry and began beating her.
"He threatened to kill all of us by speeding into a barrier, then, as he stopped the car and pushed me out, he told me he would kill our son," she said.
The defendant's actions are telling of what kind of man he is, said Assistant District Attorney Erika Farkas.
"He used his son as a pawn," Farkas said.
Jennifer Wilkinson is seeking divorce, and has been granted a restraining order against her husband. She has custody of their child, with Wilkinson permitted only supervised visits of two hours a week, according to a legal filing.
Holihan said his client knows he traumatized his son, his wife and the officers who responded. After his arrest, Wilkinson checked himself into an inpatient mental-health facility and has continued to receive outpatient counseling, Holihan said.
Wilkinson told Zito that he never intended to hurt his child. The reason he called 911 that August day was that he didn't want his son to be left alone in a hot car after he jumped from the deck, he said.
"Those officers saved my life," Wilkinson said.
Oh, and the headline! Not true. Dad is NOT doing prison time. He's doing 2-3 months in the county jail and then he's on probation. This mother will be spending the next few years looking over her shoulder. But then women and children are denied the rights to basic safety and security, aren't they!
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-bethlehem-suicidal-father-sands-parking-lot-rescue-20150327-story.html
Father who threatened to kill son, self, gets prison time
Robert Wilkinson, 40, of Lower Saucon, was given a jail sentence for pushing his wife from a car before driving to the top of the Sands Bethlehem parking garage and threatening to kill himself and his 2-year-old son.
By Riley Yates Of The Morning Call
Defendant 'is a ticking psychological time bomb,' Northampton County judge says
'He used his son as a pawn,' prosecutor says of man who threatened to toss tot off parking deck
A Northampton County prosecutor called Robert W. Wilkinson a manipulative and controlling man who used his 2-year-old son as a chip to get back at his wife as their marriage failed..
A defense attorney labeled Wilkinson an otherwise law-abiding person who suffered a mental-health crisis that he deeply regrets.
Both were talking about the Lower Saucon Township man's actions on Aug. 12, when he beat up his wife and pushed her from their car, then drove off with their son to the top of the seven-story Sands casino parking garage, where he phoned 911 and threatened to kill himself and his boy, according to court records.
For that, Wilkinson will serve a prison sentence, though his lawyer, Gavin Holihan, argued it would serve no purpose. On Friday, Senior Judge Leonard Zito gave the 40-year-old defendant two to four months in county jail and three years of probation after Wilkinson previously pleaded guilty to charges of simple assault and reckless endangerment.
In so doing, Zito described Wilkinson as an unstable man who has had several unsuccessful marriages and has struggled to hold jobs for any extended period of time.
"This incident begins while they are driving to the psychiatrist's," Zito said. "Now that should tell you something."
Wilkinson, he said, "is a ticking psychological time bomb. Tick. Tick. Tick."
When Bethlehem police arrived at the Sands garage, they found Wilkinson sitting on the edge of the seventh story of the deck, holding his toddler, record courts state. The officers, Michael DiLuzio and
Blake Kuntz, talked the distraught man into surrendering the boy, then were able to tackle Wilkinson as he tried to leap to his demise.
In court, Wilkinson's estranged wife, Jennifer Wilkinson, stood feet from him as she read from a victim impact statement, her hand that held the paper trembling uncontrollably as she did. She told Zito that her son continues to have nightmares at home and in day care and gets scared when she is out of his sight.
She recounted the assault she suffered at Wilkinson's hands, saying that he threw her cell phone out of the car window, tore off her jewelry and began beating her.
"He threatened to kill all of us by speeding into a barrier, then, as he stopped the car and pushed me out, he told me he would kill our son," she said.
The defendant's actions are telling of what kind of man he is, said Assistant District Attorney Erika Farkas.
"He used his son as a pawn," Farkas said.
Jennifer Wilkinson is seeking divorce, and has been granted a restraining order against her husband. She has custody of their child, with Wilkinson permitted only supervised visits of two hours a week, according to a legal filing.
Holihan said his client knows he traumatized his son, his wife and the officers who responded. After his arrest, Wilkinson checked himself into an inpatient mental-health facility and has continued to receive outpatient counseling, Holihan said.
Wilkinson told Zito that he never intended to hurt his child. The reason he called 911 that August day was that he didn't want his son to be left alone in a hot car after he jumped from the deck, he said.
"Those officers saved my life," Wilkinson said.
Monday, March 16, 2015
3-month-old baby suffers severe physical abuse from dad (Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as JUAN RAMEL VAZQUEZ.
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/3monthold-infant-suffers-severe-physical-abuse-from-his-father/31725838
3-month-old infant suffers severe physical abuse from his father
Author: Beatrice Epwene , WFMZ.com Reporter
Published: Mar 10 2015 10:51:34 PM EDT Updated On: Mar 10 2015 11:03:35 PM EDT
A 3-month old infant is being treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital after officials say he suffered brutal abuse from the hands of his father.
Police said 26-year-old Juan Ramel Vazquez of Tobyhanna was caring for his son when he became symptomatic for bilateral retinal hemorrhages.
Pocono Mountain Regional Detectives responded to Lehigh Valley Hospital and conducted interviews with medical personnel and the child's parents.Medical personnel determined that the child had suffered abusive head trauma and also presented with old and new subdural hemorrhages in the brain.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police filed charges against Vazquez and obtained an arrest warrant.
They located Vazquez at his home and arrested him without incident on March 9.
He is facing a long list of charges including aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person, among several others.
He will be arraigned before Judge Philip Riley and bail has been set at $250.000.00.
Preliminary hearing is slated for March 18 at 10: a.m. before District Justice Anthony Fluegel.
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/3monthold-infant-suffers-severe-physical-abuse-from-his-father/31725838
3-month-old infant suffers severe physical abuse from his father
Author: Beatrice Epwene , WFMZ.com Reporter
Published: Mar 10 2015 10:51:34 PM EDT Updated On: Mar 10 2015 11:03:35 PM EDT
A 3-month old infant is being treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital after officials say he suffered brutal abuse from the hands of his father.
Police said 26-year-old Juan Ramel Vazquez of Tobyhanna was caring for his son when he became symptomatic for bilateral retinal hemorrhages.
Pocono Mountain Regional Detectives responded to Lehigh Valley Hospital and conducted interviews with medical personnel and the child's parents.Medical personnel determined that the child had suffered abusive head trauma and also presented with old and new subdural hemorrhages in the brain.
Pocono Mountain Regional Police filed charges against Vazquez and obtained an arrest warrant.
They located Vazquez at his home and arrested him without incident on March 9.
He is facing a long list of charges including aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person, among several others.
He will be arraigned before Judge Philip Riley and bail has been set at $250.000.00.
Preliminary hearing is slated for March 18 at 10: a.m. before District Justice Anthony Fluegel.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Dad charged with assaulting 2-month-old daughter; baby has permanent neurological damage (Lehigh County, Pennsylania)
It appears that dad EDUARDO MAHONES had been babysitting for just a short time when he assaulted his 2-month-old daughter for crying. Yet another example why volatile, young male caretakers are a bad idea....
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2015/02/baby_has_permanent_neurologica.html
Baby has permanent neurological damage after alleged shaking by father, prosecutor says
By Sarah Cassi | lehighvalleylive.com on February 27, 2015 at 11:27 AM, updated February 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Allentown police say a city man seriously injured his baby daughter after violently shaking her. #A 2-month-old girl has permanent neurological damage, the extent of which won't be known for some time, after allegedly being shaken by her father, prosecutors said Friday.
Lehigh County Deputy District Attorney Matt Falk revealed the girl's diagnosis at the preliminary hearing for her father, Eduardo Mahones.
Mahones, 23, waived his hearing on charges of aggravated assault of a child, child endangerment and simple assault. The charges now go to Lehigh County Court, where Mahones faces trial. #Mahones is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bail and defense attorney Gavin Holihan asked a reduction in bail.
Mahones arrived in Pennsylvania 10 months ago from Puerto Rico, where he grew up. In Puerto Rico, he was charged in May with possession of a dangerous drug, but Lehigh County Pretrial Services does not know the resolution to that case.
District Judge Michael Faulkner kept bail the same.
Allentown police said Mahones violently shook the baby until she was unconscious, causing multiple hemorrhages.
Allentown police say the girl was treated for severe head injuries at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township and a child abuse investigation began Jan. 26.
In an interview with police, Mahones told officers that on the evening of Jan. 26 his wife went to the store and left the baby in his care. Mahones said the baby was crying and would not stop, and that he picked up the baby and shook her three or four times until she was unconscious, police said.
Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, a child abuse expert, said the child suffered multiple subdural hemorrhages, and the injuries were consistent with being violently shaken, records say.
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2015/02/baby_has_permanent_neurologica.html
Baby has permanent neurological damage after alleged shaking by father, prosecutor says
By Sarah Cassi | lehighvalleylive.com on February 27, 2015 at 11:27 AM, updated February 27, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Allentown police say a city man seriously injured his baby daughter after violently shaking her. #A 2-month-old girl has permanent neurological damage, the extent of which won't be known for some time, after allegedly being shaken by her father, prosecutors said Friday.
Lehigh County Deputy District Attorney Matt Falk revealed the girl's diagnosis at the preliminary hearing for her father, Eduardo Mahones.
Mahones, 23, waived his hearing on charges of aggravated assault of a child, child endangerment and simple assault. The charges now go to Lehigh County Court, where Mahones faces trial. #Mahones is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $40,000 bail and defense attorney Gavin Holihan asked a reduction in bail.
Mahones arrived in Pennsylvania 10 months ago from Puerto Rico, where he grew up. In Puerto Rico, he was charged in May with possession of a dangerous drug, but Lehigh County Pretrial Services does not know the resolution to that case.
District Judge Michael Faulkner kept bail the same.
Allentown police said Mahones violently shook the baby until she was unconscious, causing multiple hemorrhages.
Allentown police say the girl was treated for severe head injuries at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township and a child abuse investigation began Jan. 26.
In an interview with police, Mahones told officers that on the evening of Jan. 26 his wife went to the store and left the baby in his care. Mahones said the baby was crying and would not stop, and that he picked up the baby and shook her three or four times until she was unconscious, police said.
Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, a child abuse expert, said the child suffered multiple subdural hemorrhages, and the injuries were consistent with being violently shaken, records say.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Dad charged with fracturing arm of 7-month-old baby (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Dad is identified as JEFFREY ALLEN BAILEY. No mention of a mother in the home.
http://fox43.com/2015/02/25/father-charged-with-abuse-of-his-7-month-old-child/
Father charged with abuse of his 7 month old child
Posted 9:39 PM, February 25, 2015, by Howard Sheppard, Updated at 09:18pm, February 25, 2015
LANCASTER, PA (WPMT) A 22 year old Lancaster City father is charged with Child Abuse after allegedly breaking his 7 month old child’s arm.
City police and EMS responded at about 1:23 pm Wednesday to 102 Locust Street, Apartment 3 for a report of an injured child. They found the infant suffering from an apparent arm injury. The child was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, where it was discovered that the child’s arm was fractured.
Detectives determined that the child’s father, Jeffrey Allen Bailey, caused the injury. Charges against Bailey include Aggravated Assault and Endangering the Welfare of Children. Police say their investigation continues.
http://fox43.com/2015/02/25/father-charged-with-abuse-of-his-7-month-old-child/
Father charged with abuse of his 7 month old child
Posted 9:39 PM, February 25, 2015, by Howard Sheppard, Updated at 09:18pm, February 25, 2015
LANCASTER, PA (WPMT) A 22 year old Lancaster City father is charged with Child Abuse after allegedly breaking his 7 month old child’s arm.
City police and EMS responded at about 1:23 pm Wednesday to 102 Locust Street, Apartment 3 for a report of an injured child. They found the infant suffering from an apparent arm injury. The child was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, where it was discovered that the child’s arm was fractured.
Detectives determined that the child’s father, Jeffrey Allen Bailey, caused the injury. Charges against Bailey include Aggravated Assault and Endangering the Welfare of Children. Police say their investigation continues.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Dad charged with aggravated assault of 3-month-old son (York County, Pennsylvania)
Typical case where Mom had to work outside the home to support the family, while the short-tempered father played infant caretaker--badly.
Dad is identified as MICHAEL ANDREW MOSTICK.
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27585853/west-manchester-township-father-charged-shaking-injuring-infant
West Manchester Township father charged with shaking, injuring infant son
Michael Mostick is charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child
By Teresa Boeckel
Updated: 02/23/2015 11:03:16 PM EST
A West Manchester Township man has been charged with shaking his infant son, resulting in serious injuries, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Michael Andrew Mostick, 41, of the 2400 block of Heather Road, has been charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. He remains in York County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Emergency responders were called to the Mostick residence Feb. 7 for an unresponsive 3-month-old boy as the result of a fall, court papers state. The child's mother was at work at the time. Mostick told a dispatcher that he had fallen because the family's yellow Lab, Jake, bumped into him. After they fell, he told police, the baby cried and all of the sudden became unresponsive, court papers state.
The child was taken to York Hospital, but a CAT scan did not show anything, police said. #The following day, the mother told police, the infant became fussy and would not sleep or eat very well. He also vomited. In the early morning hours of Feb. 9, she contacted the pediatrician's office, and the answering service advised her to go to the emergency room with the child.
While the mother was at the hospital with the child, he began to have seizures, the affidavit states. The child was transported to Hershey Medical Center.
Tests at Hershey Medical Center showed that the child had bleeding on the brain and blood behind the eyes, causing him to not respond to light, the affidavit states. An attending physician also reported the boy's brain had been deprived of oxygen.
Police allege Mostick gave at least three different accounts on how he fell down the steps with his son, the affidavit states. In one case, Mostick said he fell on the child. In another, he said the baby's head hit the wall while falling down the steps. In another, he indicated that while falling down the steps, he grabbed his son around the throat. "Each account is different and he is inconsistent," police wrote in the charging documents.
An expert in pediatric injuries and child abuse at Hershey Medical Center said the boy's injuries were consistent with shaken-baby syndrome, police said. The doctor said none of the father's explanations were consistent with baby's injuries. When an infant is shaken violently, physical symptoms and injuries are almost immediate, the doctor said.
Police said the father was the only person who had access to the baby at the time the injuries occurred.
The boy is no longer in the hospital, Detective David Bixler said Monday afternoon.
"At this point, the child is doing better," he said, but added that the long-term effects of his injuries remain uncertain.
Dad is identified as MICHAEL ANDREW MOSTICK.
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27585853/west-manchester-township-father-charged-shaking-injuring-infant
West Manchester Township father charged with shaking, injuring infant son
Michael Mostick is charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child
By Teresa Boeckel
Updated: 02/23/2015 11:03:16 PM EST
A West Manchester Township man has been charged with shaking his infant son, resulting in serious injuries, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Michael Andrew Mostick, 41, of the 2400 block of Heather Road, has been charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children. He remains in York County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Emergency responders were called to the Mostick residence Feb. 7 for an unresponsive 3-month-old boy as the result of a fall, court papers state. The child's mother was at work at the time. Mostick told a dispatcher that he had fallen because the family's yellow Lab, Jake, bumped into him. After they fell, he told police, the baby cried and all of the sudden became unresponsive, court papers state.
The child was taken to York Hospital, but a CAT scan did not show anything, police said. #The following day, the mother told police, the infant became fussy and would not sleep or eat very well. He also vomited. In the early morning hours of Feb. 9, she contacted the pediatrician's office, and the answering service advised her to go to the emergency room with the child.
While the mother was at the hospital with the child, he began to have seizures, the affidavit states. The child was transported to Hershey Medical Center.
Tests at Hershey Medical Center showed that the child had bleeding on the brain and blood behind the eyes, causing him to not respond to light, the affidavit states. An attending physician also reported the boy's brain had been deprived of oxygen.
Police allege Mostick gave at least three different accounts on how he fell down the steps with his son, the affidavit states. In one case, Mostick said he fell on the child. In another, he said the baby's head hit the wall while falling down the steps. In another, he indicated that while falling down the steps, he grabbed his son around the throat. "Each account is different and he is inconsistent," police wrote in the charging documents.
An expert in pediatric injuries and child abuse at Hershey Medical Center said the boy's injuries were consistent with shaken-baby syndrome, police said. The doctor said none of the father's explanations were consistent with baby's injuries. When an infant is shaken violently, physical symptoms and injuries are almost immediate, the doctor said.
Police said the father was the only person who had access to the baby at the time the injuries occurred.
The boy is no longer in the hospital, Detective David Bixler said Monday afternoon.
"At this point, the child is doing better," he said, but added that the long-term effects of his injuries remain uncertain.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Dad charged with aggravated assault of 2-month-old daughter (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
What happens when short-tempered volatile males are asked to do infant care--even for a short time.
Dad is identified as EDUARDO MAHONES.
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/father-charged-with-violently-shaking-infant-police-say/31192540
Father charged with violently shaking infant, police say Eduardo Mahones told police the baby wouldn't stop crying.
Author: 69 News ,
Published: Feb 10 2015 11:11:42 AM EST Updated On: Feb 11 2015 08:04:44 AM EST
Police say Eduardo Mahones violently shook daughter
ALLENTOWN, Pa.` - An Allentown man is facing charges after police say he violently shook his two-month-old baby.
Police were called to Lehigh Valley Hospital Jan. 26 for a possible child abuse case.
The infant girl was treated at LVH, and found to have severe head injuries that officials say are consistent with child abuse.
When police interviewed the baby's father, 23-year-old Eduardo Mahones, on Feb. 2, he said on Jan. 26, around 4:45 p.m., his wife went to the store and left him to babysit.
According to court papers, the baby started to cry and would not stop. Mahones told police he picked her up and shook her three to four times, causing her to lose consciousness.
An LVH doctor told police the baby suffered severe injuries that has caused neurological delays and in all likelihood will cause her to have neurological developmental delays.
The doctor said these injuries were consistent with the baby being shaken violently.
Mahones, of rthe 1700 block of S. Church St., was charged with simple assault against a child under 12, endangering the welfare of children, and aggravated assault.
Dad is identified as EDUARDO MAHONES.
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/father-charged-with-violently-shaking-infant-police-say/31192540
Father charged with violently shaking infant, police say Eduardo Mahones told police the baby wouldn't stop crying.
Author: 69 News ,
Published: Feb 10 2015 11:11:42 AM EST Updated On: Feb 11 2015 08:04:44 AM EST
Police say Eduardo Mahones violently shook daughter
ALLENTOWN, Pa.` - An Allentown man is facing charges after police say he violently shook his two-month-old baby.
Police were called to Lehigh Valley Hospital Jan. 26 for a possible child abuse case.
The infant girl was treated at LVH, and found to have severe head injuries that officials say are consistent with child abuse.
When police interviewed the baby's father, 23-year-old Eduardo Mahones, on Feb. 2, he said on Jan. 26, around 4:45 p.m., his wife went to the store and left him to babysit.
According to court papers, the baby started to cry and would not stop. Mahones told police he picked her up and shook her three to four times, causing her to lose consciousness.
An LVH doctor told police the baby suffered severe injuries that has caused neurological delays and in all likelihood will cause her to have neurological developmental delays.
The doctor said these injuries were consistent with the baby being shaken violently.
Mahones, of rthe 1700 block of S. Church St., was charged with simple assault against a child under 12, endangering the welfare of children, and aggravated assault.
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