One of those strangely written articles that hints at a custodial father, without openly admitting it.
The signs:
* Zero mention of the mother
* If there had been a mother in the home, than her response to the child's injuries would have to be clarified. Either she was at work when it happened or otherwise out of the house. Or she "failed" to seek medical attention. Or she was "equally" responsible. Something. But there is nothing.
* All the more suspicious when the injuries had been going on for "as long as a year"--and still there is no explanation as to the mother's response or reaction.
Notice that this moron is playing the I-have-no-idea-how-the-baby-got-hurt game--often played by abusers who are experts at throwing up "smoke and mirrors."
And in fact, the father has a history of criminal assault.
So how did MARQUIS BARNES manage to become a custodial father, or at minimum, the apparent primary caretaker? Whey does no one wonder here why a father with a violent criminal history has possession of a 2-year-old little girl that he had apparently physically abused for at least a year? What happened to Mom? How did she get shut out of the picture?
http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0215/two_year_old-abused-father-sentenced.html
Two-year-old abused, father sentenced
St Mary's County
· 02/11/2015
· By Dick Myers
Leonardtown, MD -- A California, MD man has been sentenced for neglect of his daughter, who was two years old at the time of the incident. Marquis Barnes, 26, was sentenced Feb. 9 to two years in jail. The sentence was imposed by Judge Michael Stamm after a hearing.
Barnes entered an Alford plea in the case, which meant he didn’t admit guilt but conceded the state had enough evidence to prove its case. Barnes’ attorney, public defender Sean Moran, said his client didn’t know what happened and he was the one who took her to the hospital. “When he looks at the pictures (of his daughter’s injuries) his stomach turns, too,” Moran said.
But Judge Stamm, looking at the picture of the girl at the hospital, observed the extent of the injuries, including broken right and left collarbones, rib fractures and aggressive chest compression. Assistant State’s Attorney Julie White said the injuries indicated that the abuse had been going on for as long as a year.
Judge Stamm called Barnes’ contention of not knowing what happened “all smoke and mirrors.” The judge noted that Barnes’ criminal record showed a history of “assault behavior.” The judge said even if Barnes didn’t inflict the injuries himself, he was responsible for his daughter. “You had an obligation to that angel to make sure that angel was safe,” Stamm said.
Before the sentencing Moran said of his client, “He misses the child and the child misses him.” He said that all his client wanted was to be a good father and he would do whatever the court wanted, including anger management and parenting counseling.
Whatever counseling Barnes gets will have to be in the Maryland Department of Corrections. The judge imposed a five-year sentence but suspended all but two years. Barnes will be on five years of supervised probation when he is released. He will be under the supervision of a domestic violence agent in the Department of Parole and Probation. He also will be prohibited from having any contact with a child under 12 without the agent’s consent.
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
Abusive dad regains custody of 6-year-old son despite being arrested for felony child abuse (Memphis, Tennessee)
Typical coddling by the family courts. NOT ONE WORD on what happened to this little boy's mom or what happened to her. Dollars to donuts that Daddy beat her too.
Dad is identified as TONY JOHNSON.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26757800/father-charged-with-abuse-neglect-months-after-being-reunited-with-6-year-old-son
Father charged with abuse, neglect months after being reunited with 6-year-old son
Posted: Oct 10, 2014 3:49 PM EDT Updated: Oct 10, 2014 5:53 PM EDT
By WMCActionNews5.com
Staff By Anna Marie Hartman
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A Mid-South father is facing child abuse and neglect charges after a spanking that left bruises on his 6-year-old son.
Tony Johnson lost custody of his son temporarily after admitting that his 6-year-old's bruises were the result of a spanking. Juvenile court reunited the two in April. But on Friday, Johnson was called to court on child abuse and neglect charges.
Why did it take the court so long to react?
In March, Johnson took his son to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital for a checkup. Medical staff noticed the child had several large bruises on his right leg and thigh. Johnson admitted to hitting his son with a belt for being bad in school. Johnson lost custody of his son until he completed a parenting class mandated by juvenile court in April.
On Thursday night, he was served with an arrest warrant. He was then transferred to domestic violence court where a judge told him he's facing up to one year behind bars. His original misdemeanor charge was upgraded to a class E felony. He was ordered to stay away from his son.
Johnson doesn't know why one court would give his son back only to have another take him away.
"I'm trying to raise my kid the right way in this hard world," Johnson said. "It won't happen again, but I want to warn other parents that everyone wants you to keep your kids out of trouble, but then you can't whoop them."
Johnson says he's learned a valuable lesson, and in the wake of so much youth violence, he defends his responsibility as a parent.
"Sometimes you've got to let them [kids] know that you mean business or next thing you know they'll be coming to school with a gun," he said.
But, in the eye of the courts, beating a child until they bruise is a criminal act.
Johnson was ordered to return to court on Monday where his original bond of $100 could be increased now that the charges are much more serious.
Dad is identified as TONY JOHNSON.
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/26757800/father-charged-with-abuse-neglect-months-after-being-reunited-with-6-year-old-son
Father charged with abuse, neglect months after being reunited with 6-year-old son
Posted: Oct 10, 2014 3:49 PM EDT Updated: Oct 10, 2014 5:53 PM EDT
By WMCActionNews5.com
Staff By Anna Marie Hartman
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - A Mid-South father is facing child abuse and neglect charges after a spanking that left bruises on his 6-year-old son.
Tony Johnson lost custody of his son temporarily after admitting that his 6-year-old's bruises were the result of a spanking. Juvenile court reunited the two in April. But on Friday, Johnson was called to court on child abuse and neglect charges.
Why did it take the court so long to react?
In March, Johnson took his son to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital for a checkup. Medical staff noticed the child had several large bruises on his right leg and thigh. Johnson admitted to hitting his son with a belt for being bad in school. Johnson lost custody of his son until he completed a parenting class mandated by juvenile court in April.
On Thursday night, he was served with an arrest warrant. He was then transferred to domestic violence court where a judge told him he's facing up to one year behind bars. His original misdemeanor charge was upgraded to a class E felony. He was ordered to stay away from his son.
Johnson doesn't know why one court would give his son back only to have another take him away.
"I'm trying to raise my kid the right way in this hard world," Johnson said. "It won't happen again, but I want to warn other parents that everyone wants you to keep your kids out of trouble, but then you can't whoop them."
Johnson says he's learned a valuable lesson, and in the wake of so much youth violence, he defends his responsibility as a parent.
"Sometimes you've got to let them [kids] know that you mean business or next thing you know they'll be coming to school with a gun," he said.
But, in the eye of the courts, beating a child until they bruise is a criminal act.
Johnson was ordered to return to court on Monday where his original bond of $100 could be increased now that the charges are much more serious.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Dad gets just 7 years for killing 3-month-old daughter (Norwalk, Connecticut)
Classic abuser daddy coddling. This father couldn't even keep his cover story straight.
Dad is identified as JUSTIN SMITH.
http://www.thehour.com/news/nw-courts/norwalk-man-sentenced-to-years-in-prison-for-shaking-baby/article_e88ff87a-45a2-11e4-b11b-0017a43b2370.html
Norwalk man sentenced to 7 years in prison for shaking baby to death
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 1:31 pm | Updated: 1:54 pm, Fri Sep 26, 2014.
By STEVE KOBAK Hour Staff Writer
NORWALK — A city man was formally sentenced to seven years in prison Friday at Stamford Superior Court for shaking his 3-month-old infant daughter to death.
Justin Smith, 31, of 8 Highland Court, had accepted a plea deal in May after nearly taking his case to trial. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor in exchange for a sentence of seven years in prison and five years of probation. He also has to perform 100 hours of community service for each year of his probation, undergo mental health and substance abuse treatment and attend parenting classes should he choose to father another child.
A first-degree assault charge was dropped in exchange for the plea.
Hugging and kissing family members before approaching the court, Smith did not exercise his right to speak at sentencing. His mother Suzanne Kipphut said her son is still mourning the loss of his daughter, who died in what she called a “terrible, terrible accident.”
Smith’s attorney Eugene Riccio said Smith’s family is still trying to heal after the child’s death and called the disposition “a fair sentence.”
“The death of an infant is an immeasurable tragedy,” he said.
Detectives from the Youth Bureau of the Norwalk Police Department began investigating the suspected child abuse case after being informed that Hailey had been admitted to Stamford Hospital with serious injuries on July 27, 2011, police said. Investigators soon learned that Hailey had also been admitted to the hospital July 2 with a skull fracture.
Smith told investigators, family members and friends that the family dog, a boxer weighing an estimated 80 to 100 pounds, had accidentally caused the July 2 skull fracture, police said. Smith claimed that the dog had been sleeping with him on the foldout couch bed, and Hailey had been sleeping on the floor on a nesting pillow for infants, police said.
He claimed the dog leapt off of the bed and landed on the baby's head, police said. Detectives interviewed Smith at his residence and noted that the family dog was "friendly and non-aggressive," according to the affidavit.
Smith initially told police that the child's second skull fracture happened after the child projectile vomited while Smith was feeding her, the affidavit states. He said he panicked and may have used too much force when he placed the child on the ground, according to police.
The child's mother, who has not been charged in connection with the case, reported that she was sleeping when the alleged incident occurred, and she was awoken by a loud "bang," according to the affidavit. Smith explained that he made the noise when he accidently kicked a piece of furniture, police said.
The accident occurred at 10 p.m. on July 26, but the child was not admitted to the hospital until 10:30 p.m. on July 27, court documents show. The child was finally taken to the hospital after a visitor held the child and noticed that the baby "kind of plopped against her chest," court documents show. The visitor influenced the child's mother to take the child to the hospital, police said.
As the investigation progressed and detectives probed Smith's story, they found several inconsistencies, and witnesses said that Smith had told them different stories to explain the child's injury, according to the affidavit. Smith also changed his story during follow-up interviews, telling investigators that the baby rolled off of his lap, police said.
One witness said that she saw Smith handle the child "in a rough manner," the affidavit alleges.
Several witnesses told police that Smith was a frequent cocaine user, and at least one witness said that Smith may have been under the influence on the night that the child's skull was fractured, police said. Detectives found out that Smith "acts wild" when under the influence of cocaine, and he did not handle the infant carefully, police said.
Smith also allegedly made incriminating statements while at the hospital, investigators learned.
While Smith was in the hospital, a security guard reported that Smith was crying uncontrollably, and he told the security guard that his child "had brain damage and it was all his fault," the affidavit alleges.
A DCF investigator told detectives that after being informed of Hailey's death, Smith allegedly "kept mumbling, 'Please come back and tell them we didn't do this to you," according to court documents.
Hailey's death was ruled a homicide on Nov. 8, 2011, and the medical examiner said that the baby's death was not caused by a fall, court documents show. In addition to the two skull fractures, the child had hemorrhaging along her spinal column consistent with being shaken, according to State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo, who prosecuted the case.
“Throughout my years as a prosecutor, I’ve handled many of these cases,” Colangelo previously told The Hour. “The injuries that (Smith’s daughter) Haley had could only have come from intentional abuse, based on the examination and review of medical literature. It’s unfortunate that this tragedy happened. The best thing a parent can do when they’re frustrated with their young infant is to put the baby in a crib and walk away.”
Smith was arrested on Nov. 18, 2011 after Detective Michael Murray obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Dad is identified as JUSTIN SMITH.
http://www.thehour.com/news/nw-courts/norwalk-man-sentenced-to-years-in-prison-for-shaking-baby/article_e88ff87a-45a2-11e4-b11b-0017a43b2370.html
Norwalk man sentenced to 7 years in prison for shaking baby to death
Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 1:31 pm | Updated: 1:54 pm, Fri Sep 26, 2014.
By STEVE KOBAK Hour Staff Writer
NORWALK — A city man was formally sentenced to seven years in prison Friday at Stamford Superior Court for shaking his 3-month-old infant daughter to death.
Justin Smith, 31, of 8 Highland Court, had accepted a plea deal in May after nearly taking his case to trial. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and risk of injury to a minor in exchange for a sentence of seven years in prison and five years of probation. He also has to perform 100 hours of community service for each year of his probation, undergo mental health and substance abuse treatment and attend parenting classes should he choose to father another child.
A first-degree assault charge was dropped in exchange for the plea.
Hugging and kissing family members before approaching the court, Smith did not exercise his right to speak at sentencing. His mother Suzanne Kipphut said her son is still mourning the loss of his daughter, who died in what she called a “terrible, terrible accident.”
Smith’s attorney Eugene Riccio said Smith’s family is still trying to heal after the child’s death and called the disposition “a fair sentence.”
“The death of an infant is an immeasurable tragedy,” he said.
Detectives from the Youth Bureau of the Norwalk Police Department began investigating the suspected child abuse case after being informed that Hailey had been admitted to Stamford Hospital with serious injuries on July 27, 2011, police said. Investigators soon learned that Hailey had also been admitted to the hospital July 2 with a skull fracture.
Smith told investigators, family members and friends that the family dog, a boxer weighing an estimated 80 to 100 pounds, had accidentally caused the July 2 skull fracture, police said. Smith claimed that the dog had been sleeping with him on the foldout couch bed, and Hailey had been sleeping on the floor on a nesting pillow for infants, police said.
He claimed the dog leapt off of the bed and landed on the baby's head, police said. Detectives interviewed Smith at his residence and noted that the family dog was "friendly and non-aggressive," according to the affidavit.
Smith initially told police that the child's second skull fracture happened after the child projectile vomited while Smith was feeding her, the affidavit states. He said he panicked and may have used too much force when he placed the child on the ground, according to police.
The child's mother, who has not been charged in connection with the case, reported that she was sleeping when the alleged incident occurred, and she was awoken by a loud "bang," according to the affidavit. Smith explained that he made the noise when he accidently kicked a piece of furniture, police said.
The accident occurred at 10 p.m. on July 26, but the child was not admitted to the hospital until 10:30 p.m. on July 27, court documents show. The child was finally taken to the hospital after a visitor held the child and noticed that the baby "kind of plopped against her chest," court documents show. The visitor influenced the child's mother to take the child to the hospital, police said.
As the investigation progressed and detectives probed Smith's story, they found several inconsistencies, and witnesses said that Smith had told them different stories to explain the child's injury, according to the affidavit. Smith also changed his story during follow-up interviews, telling investigators that the baby rolled off of his lap, police said.
One witness said that she saw Smith handle the child "in a rough manner," the affidavit alleges.
Several witnesses told police that Smith was a frequent cocaine user, and at least one witness said that Smith may have been under the influence on the night that the child's skull was fractured, police said. Detectives found out that Smith "acts wild" when under the influence of cocaine, and he did not handle the infant carefully, police said.
Smith also allegedly made incriminating statements while at the hospital, investigators learned.
While Smith was in the hospital, a security guard reported that Smith was crying uncontrollably, and he told the security guard that his child "had brain damage and it was all his fault," the affidavit alleges.
A DCF investigator told detectives that after being informed of Hailey's death, Smith allegedly "kept mumbling, 'Please come back and tell them we didn't do this to you," according to court documents.
Hailey's death was ruled a homicide on Nov. 8, 2011, and the medical examiner said that the baby's death was not caused by a fall, court documents show. In addition to the two skull fractures, the child had hemorrhaging along her spinal column consistent with being shaken, according to State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo, who prosecuted the case.
“Throughout my years as a prosecutor, I’ve handled many of these cases,” Colangelo previously told The Hour. “The injuries that (Smith’s daughter) Haley had could only have come from intentional abuse, based on the examination and review of medical literature. It’s unfortunate that this tragedy happened. The best thing a parent can do when they’re frustrated with their young infant is to put the baby in a crib and walk away.”
Smith was arrested on Nov. 18, 2011 after Detective Michael Murray obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Monday, April 28, 2014
"Sole carer" dad jailed for two years for abusing four children (United Kingdom)
This is classic obfuscation. Notice that UNNAMED DAD just sorta kinda became custodial, ya know:
"He had been left as sole carer for the children through the neglect of the mother."
A couple of things here worth noting:
1) The curious use of the passive tense. He "had been left"? What the heck does that mean? The sentence is robbed of all agency. We're not told who do what to whom, much less when or how or why. We're not told what specifically happened to the mother or why she apparently no longer has custody. It's implied--without saying so--that she left on her own. But there is no definitive statement to that fact. Or did others take custody away from her through legal means? All we have is meaningless fog.
2) But we do have the complaint that Mum was guilty of "neglect." What we aren't told--once again--is what that means. We have no examples. On the other hand, we see from a carefully reading of Dad's deeds that this wasn't just neglect, but out-and-out abuse. So why does he have custody if the better-parent rule is (presumably) at work?
3) And how do we know any of this? Notice that isn't clarified either. I suspect that this is an abuser's tale. They often speak in this curious vague way. Somehow Mum is, um, not around. And yea, she was no good. Right.
4) If this guy assaulted a 15-year-old girl before (his daughter? Or somebody else's daughter?), why was he allowed to gain and retain custody? Typical double-standard for fathers.
I would like to see the media follow up on these stories for once, and stop taking abuser tales at face value. Whenever you have a father who turns out to be a violent control freak with what is apparently full custody, and no sign of the mother, that should automatically trigger a red flag. What happened to the mother? Is she alive and safe? Was she driven out of the home by violence that was similar to what was inflicted on the kids?
And what a waste of time and money these "nurturing" programs are. They simply provide cover for these vicious men.
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/11175943.Bromsgrove_man_jailed_for_child_cruelty/
Bromsgrove man jailed for child cruelty
4:20pm Monday 28th April 2014 in News .
A BROMSGROVE man who subjected his four children, all under 10, to a regime of harsh physical treatment has been jailed for two years.
The 43-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was described as "more than a bully" by Recorder Edward Coke at Worcester Crown Court.
He said that the defendant, who pleaded guilty to child cruelty between 2010 and 2013, had caused emotional suffering as well as physical pain. The recorder added that his loss of temper had been appalling.
Prosecutor Peter Grice described how the father had used a two foot piece of wood as a smacking stick to hit the children, although none had been badly injured.
When the family had gone on holiday to Cornwall he had forgotten his smacking stick so he got the children to pick a branch from a tree so he could use it to hit them. He also broke a wooden spoon when he hit one child on the head.
The punishment for a youngster who soiled his clothes was putting him in a cold shower.
Mr Grice said the defendant was in breach of a conditional discharge, imposed in 2011, when he admitted common assault on a 15-year-old girl. He had bruised her head as he roughly carried her through a gate.
Diljit Bachada, in mitigation, said her client had been to nine sessions of a nurturing programme and had been awarded a certificate. He had been left as sole carer for the children through the neglect of the mother. He had not been helped by social services and now regretted his wrongdoing.
The defendant, who described himself as a dinosaur in his treatment of the children, was told he must serve half his sentence before being released on licence. He must also pay a £100 victim surcharge.
"He had been left as sole carer for the children through the neglect of the mother."
A couple of things here worth noting:
1) The curious use of the passive tense. He "had been left"? What the heck does that mean? The sentence is robbed of all agency. We're not told who do what to whom, much less when or how or why. We're not told what specifically happened to the mother or why she apparently no longer has custody. It's implied--without saying so--that she left on her own. But there is no definitive statement to that fact. Or did others take custody away from her through legal means? All we have is meaningless fog.
2) But we do have the complaint that Mum was guilty of "neglect." What we aren't told--once again--is what that means. We have no examples. On the other hand, we see from a carefully reading of Dad's deeds that this wasn't just neglect, but out-and-out abuse. So why does he have custody if the better-parent rule is (presumably) at work?
3) And how do we know any of this? Notice that isn't clarified either. I suspect that this is an abuser's tale. They often speak in this curious vague way. Somehow Mum is, um, not around. And yea, she was no good. Right.
4) If this guy assaulted a 15-year-old girl before (his daughter? Or somebody else's daughter?), why was he allowed to gain and retain custody? Typical double-standard for fathers.
I would like to see the media follow up on these stories for once, and stop taking abuser tales at face value. Whenever you have a father who turns out to be a violent control freak with what is apparently full custody, and no sign of the mother, that should automatically trigger a red flag. What happened to the mother? Is she alive and safe? Was she driven out of the home by violence that was similar to what was inflicted on the kids?
And what a waste of time and money these "nurturing" programs are. They simply provide cover for these vicious men.
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/11175943.Bromsgrove_man_jailed_for_child_cruelty/
Bromsgrove man jailed for child cruelty
4:20pm Monday 28th April 2014 in News .
A BROMSGROVE man who subjected his four children, all under 10, to a regime of harsh physical treatment has been jailed for two years.
The 43-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was described as "more than a bully" by Recorder Edward Coke at Worcester Crown Court.
He said that the defendant, who pleaded guilty to child cruelty between 2010 and 2013, had caused emotional suffering as well as physical pain. The recorder added that his loss of temper had been appalling.
Prosecutor Peter Grice described how the father had used a two foot piece of wood as a smacking stick to hit the children, although none had been badly injured.
When the family had gone on holiday to Cornwall he had forgotten his smacking stick so he got the children to pick a branch from a tree so he could use it to hit them. He also broke a wooden spoon when he hit one child on the head.
The punishment for a youngster who soiled his clothes was putting him in a cold shower.
Mr Grice said the defendant was in breach of a conditional discharge, imposed in 2011, when he admitted common assault on a 15-year-old girl. He had bruised her head as he roughly carried her through a gate.
Diljit Bachada, in mitigation, said her client had been to nine sessions of a nurturing programme and had been awarded a certificate. He had been left as sole carer for the children through the neglect of the mother. He had not been helped by social services and now regretted his wrongdoing.
The defendant, who described himself as a dinosaur in his treatment of the children, was told he must serve half his sentence before being released on licence. He must also pay a £100 victim surcharge.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Dad pleads guilty to assaulting son and daughter; gets probation, anger management, and parenting classes (Mobile, Alabama)
The assistant DA blames the light sentence on the fact that the mother refused to testify.
In reality, victims of DV have very good reasons not to testify. These dudes tend to get light sentences regardless, but if you testify, they are pissed. Notice that he beat Mom too.
Besides, it's all crap. If testimony was necessary, then murder victims would never get justice since they can't testify pretty much by definition.
Dad is identified as EMMANUEL GATES.
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/02/father_of_two_pleads_guilty_tw.html
Father of two pleads guilty to assaulting son and daughter
By Michael Dumas on February 18, 2014 at 2:23 PM, updated February 18, 2014 at 2:25 PM
MOBILE, Alabama – A Whistler man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor assault related to injuries he gave his two children around New Year’s Eve 2013.
Emmanuel Gales, 30, was in District Court Judge Jay York’s courtroom and originally faced two counts of child abuse and one count of third-degree domestic violence before accepting a plea deal with prosecutors. His pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and was sentenced to one year in jail, which was suspended in favor of two years supervised probation, with provisions requiring anger-management training and parenting classes.
Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson told Judge York that officers responded to a domestic violence call Gales’ home on Dec. 31 and found his wife and 5-year-old son suffering “busted lips” and his young daughter with “belt marks across her chest.” Gales’ wife also had a black eye and his son a “large bruise to his ribcage that appeared to come from a fist.”
Patterson said the defendant’s wife refused to testify against her husband, which made the misdemeanor charge the best the prosecution could hope for. She said she normally pushes for felony charges when the injured children require treatment for their injuries.
In reality, victims of DV have very good reasons not to testify. These dudes tend to get light sentences regardless, but if you testify, they are pissed. Notice that he beat Mom too.
Besides, it's all crap. If testimony was necessary, then murder victims would never get justice since they can't testify pretty much by definition.
Dad is identified as EMMANUEL GATES.
http://blog.al.com/live/2014/02/father_of_two_pleads_guilty_tw.html
Father of two pleads guilty to assaulting son and daughter
By Michael Dumas on February 18, 2014 at 2:23 PM, updated February 18, 2014 at 2:25 PM
MOBILE, Alabama – A Whistler man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor assault related to injuries he gave his two children around New Year’s Eve 2013.
Emmanuel Gales, 30, was in District Court Judge Jay York’s courtroom and originally faced two counts of child abuse and one count of third-degree domestic violence before accepting a plea deal with prosecutors. His pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and was sentenced to one year in jail, which was suspended in favor of two years supervised probation, with provisions requiring anger-management training and parenting classes.
Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson told Judge York that officers responded to a domestic violence call Gales’ home on Dec. 31 and found his wife and 5-year-old son suffering “busted lips” and his young daughter with “belt marks across her chest.” Gales’ wife also had a black eye and his son a “large bruise to his ribcage that appeared to come from a fist.”
Patterson said the defendant’s wife refused to testify against her husband, which made the misdemeanor charge the best the prosecution could hope for. She said she normally pushes for felony charges when the injured children require treatment for their injuries.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Dad leaves baby daughter in car while he goes to strip club (Fort Myers, Florida)
Typical daddy coddling--even the employees at the strip club think so.
But why was this baby with dad ANDREW SOSA anyway? Is he a single father? Did this incident occur during his "parenting" time? In other words, why wasn't this baby at home with her mama?
Not one word on that here.
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-02-14/Father-neglects-child-while-at-strip-club-stayes-in-jail#.UwFK29co4pQ
Father neglects child while at strip club stays in jail
Published: Feb 13, 2014 10:37 PM EST
Updated: Feb 14, 2014 8:11 AM EST
FORT MYERS, FL.--A Lee County father learns his fate for an alarming crime in Fort Myers.
WINK News was the first station to break this story late last year.
Police say 21-year-old Andrew Sosa left his infant daughter locked in a car for hours, while he was in a strip club back in December.
Police say the toddler was covered in sweat and choking on her own vomit.
WINK News is learning Sosa has been sentenced to 140-days in jail and must pay a $700-dollar fine.
Employees at Lookers who were there the night the baby was left in the car tell WINK News it's just a slap on the wrist.
Local defense attorney, Scott Moorey, believe this is not an easy sentence.
"It is certainly not a slap on the wrist--140 days in the Lee County Jail is no walk in the park," said Moorey.
"It is a tough sentence and it is something where he will have a lot of time to think about what went on," said Moorey.
Sosa has been behind bars since he was arrested, so he will have to spend about 70 more days in jail.
Sosa will also have to attend a parenting class.
But why was this baby with dad ANDREW SOSA anyway? Is he a single father? Did this incident occur during his "parenting" time? In other words, why wasn't this baby at home with her mama?
Not one word on that here.
http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2014-02-14/Father-neglects-child-while-at-strip-club-stayes-in-jail#.UwFK29co4pQ
Father neglects child while at strip club stays in jail
Published: Feb 13, 2014 10:37 PM EST
Updated: Feb 14, 2014 8:11 AM EST
FORT MYERS, FL.--A Lee County father learns his fate for an alarming crime in Fort Myers.
WINK News was the first station to break this story late last year.
Police say 21-year-old Andrew Sosa left his infant daughter locked in a car for hours, while he was in a strip club back in December.
Police say the toddler was covered in sweat and choking on her own vomit.
WINK News is learning Sosa has been sentenced to 140-days in jail and must pay a $700-dollar fine.
Employees at Lookers who were there the night the baby was left in the car tell WINK News it's just a slap on the wrist.
Local defense attorney, Scott Moorey, believe this is not an easy sentence.
"It is certainly not a slap on the wrist--140 days in the Lee County Jail is no walk in the park," said Moorey.
"It is a tough sentence and it is something where he will have a lot of time to think about what went on," said Moorey.
Sosa has been behind bars since he was arrested, so he will have to spend about 70 more days in jail.
Sosa will also have to attend a parenting class.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Dad gets jail time for breaking arm of 8-year-old son (Chester County, Pennsylvania)
Not clear here if this father had broken up with the mother before or after this incident. But notice that he still has visitation of some sort with the kids, even with the one whose arm was broken.
Dad is identified as STEVEN VANBUREN CROCE JR.
http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/article/20131007/NEWS02/131009979/father-gets-prison-for-breaking-son-s-arm
Father gets prison for breaking son’s arm
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN
Posted: Monday, 10/07/13 02:57 pm
WEST CHESTER – As punishment for “acting out” during an “emotional episode,” a Phoenixville father put his son in his bedroom and tried to keep him in against his will. In the process, however, he wound up breaking the 8-year-old’s left arm.
Now, turnabout becomes fair play.
Next month, Steven VanBuren Croce Jr. will begin serving a 30-day to 12-month stay in Chester County Prison, where he will remain locked behind bars for most of the day as punishment for the emotional episode he displayed with his son.
Croce, 36, who now lives in Collegeville, Montgomery County, pleaded guilty Friday as part of a plea agreement to misdemeanor charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person stemming from the January incident at his former home on Nutt Road in Phoenixville,
As part of Croce’s sentence, Common Pleas Judge Phyllis Streitel also ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation and to complete anger management and parenting classes. He is currently under a court order that limits the amount of time he can spend with his son and his two other children.
“This has been the most traumatic experience of my life,” Croce told Streitel during a sentencing haring in which his estranged wife read a poem their son had written about the assault. “I never intended to hurt my son. I understand that I did, and for that I am deeply, deeply sorry.”
Streitel, in accepting the plea, told Croce that his actions had obviously gone beyond just the physical injury to his son, who spent weeks in a cast and brace. “I think it is clear that you have caused a lot of heartache across the whole family,” the former Family Court master told the defendant.
Dad is identified as STEVEN VANBUREN CROCE JR.
http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/article/20131007/NEWS02/131009979/father-gets-prison-for-breaking-son-s-arm
Father gets prison for breaking son’s arm
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN
Posted: Monday, 10/07/13 02:57 pm
WEST CHESTER – As punishment for “acting out” during an “emotional episode,” a Phoenixville father put his son in his bedroom and tried to keep him in against his will. In the process, however, he wound up breaking the 8-year-old’s left arm.
Now, turnabout becomes fair play.
Next month, Steven VanBuren Croce Jr. will begin serving a 30-day to 12-month stay in Chester County Prison, where he will remain locked behind bars for most of the day as punishment for the emotional episode he displayed with his son.
Croce, 36, who now lives in Collegeville, Montgomery County, pleaded guilty Friday as part of a plea agreement to misdemeanor charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person stemming from the January incident at his former home on Nutt Road in Phoenixville,
As part of Croce’s sentence, Common Pleas Judge Phyllis Streitel also ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation and to complete anger management and parenting classes. He is currently under a court order that limits the amount of time he can spend with his son and his two other children.
“This has been the most traumatic experience of my life,” Croce told Streitel during a sentencing haring in which his estranged wife read a poem their son had written about the assault. “I never intended to hurt my son. I understand that I did, and for that I am deeply, deeply sorry.”
Streitel, in accepting the plea, told Croce that his actions had obviously gone beyond just the physical injury to his son, who spent weeks in a cast and brace. “I think it is clear that you have caused a lot of heartache across the whole family,” the former Family Court master told the defendant.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Dad pleads guilty to beating 10-year-old son during visitation (Fremont, Ohio)
Dad CARLOS MOLINA gets (useless) anger management classes, community service, parenting classes, blah, blah.
It is not reported that he has lost access to the child though. Probably because he hasn't.
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160011/Local-given-probation
Lindsey resident pleads guilty to belting son
Molina receives probation May 17, 2013
Written by Chike Erokwu
FREMONT — An area man was sentenced to five years probation Wednesday for spanking his 10-year-old son with a belt.
Lindsey resident Carlos Molina, 36, accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to attempted endangering of children, a fifth-degree felony, before Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge John Dewey.
Molina was initially charged with third-degree felonious child endangering and fourth-degree domestic violence.
Court documents show Molina is currently enrolled in an anger management treatment. Dewey ordered Molina to complete that treatment as well as 50 hours of community service and parenting classes on dealing with a child who has autism.
Violation of sentencing terms will result in an 11-month prison sentence.
Last July, Molina dropped off his son at the boy’s mother’s house after visitation, according to an incident report. The woman reportedly noticed a large welt on the left side of her son’s face. She checked the rest of the boy’s body and reportedly found marks on his legs and back.
She told police her son said his father spanked him with a belt. The woman reportedly called Molina to find out what had happened.
“That kid is out of control,” Molina allegedly told the woman. “He hurt my dog and was hitting his younger brother.”
The woman notified authorities and the Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office investigated the complaint.
It is not reported that he has lost access to the child though. Probably because he hasn't.
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160011/Local-given-probation
Lindsey resident pleads guilty to belting son
Molina receives probation May 17, 2013
Written by Chike Erokwu
FREMONT — An area man was sentenced to five years probation Wednesday for spanking his 10-year-old son with a belt.
Lindsey resident Carlos Molina, 36, accepted a deal and pleaded guilty to attempted endangering of children, a fifth-degree felony, before Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge John Dewey.
Molina was initially charged with third-degree felonious child endangering and fourth-degree domestic violence.
Court documents show Molina is currently enrolled in an anger management treatment. Dewey ordered Molina to complete that treatment as well as 50 hours of community service and parenting classes on dealing with a child who has autism.
Violation of sentencing terms will result in an 11-month prison sentence.
Last July, Molina dropped off his son at the boy’s mother’s house after visitation, according to an incident report. The woman reportedly noticed a large welt on the left side of her son’s face. She checked the rest of the boy’s body and reportedly found marks on his legs and back.
She told police her son said his father spanked him with a belt. The woman reportedly called Molina to find out what had happened.
“That kid is out of control,” Molina allegedly told the woman. “He hurt my dog and was hitting his younger brother.”
The woman notified authorities and the Sandusky County Sheriff’s Office investigated the complaint.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dad with "anger problem" sentenced for assault on 1-month-old son (Leonardtown, Maryland)
The dad is identified as JACOB WILKINS. Notice that the attorney tries to blame Mom too, although she was never charged with anything. This is typical mother-hating. Mothers are guilty because, well, they're guilty.
Mom is very lucky that she was able to move away, and is (apparently) not being required to "co-parent" with this thug after he gets out of jail in 18 months.
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/32166
Father sentenced for abusing his infant child
Leonardtown, MD - 5/16/2013
By Dick Myers
A Charlotte Hall man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for the second degree assault on his infant son. Jacob Wilkins, 20, was sentenced Wednesday in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court by Judge Michael Stamm. Wilkins also has a Waldorf address in court records.
Wilkins was indicted on charges of Child Abuse/2nd Degree – Custodial and Assault-Second Degree. A warrant for his arrest was served on February 23, 2012. He pled guilty to the second degree assault charge on January 25 of this year.
Deputy State’s Attorney Julie White told the judge than the child, who is now 20 months old, obviously could not testify as to what happened to him. She said the child was taken to Children’s Hospital when he was just one month old. The child had several fractured ribs and a broken leg. “Punishment will never be enough to take back what he (Wilkins) has taken from his family.”
White said, “He has an incredible anger problem.” She added, “In a fit of anger he broke his son’s leg. That requires an incredible amount of force.”
The victim and his mother have since moved out of the area.
Wilkins’ attorney, Public Defender Gerald Riviello said neither parent (the mother is now 17) was prepared for parenthood. He said the event came “out of ignorance” not anger. “I don’t think it was horrific,” he said. The attorney noted his client had taken responsibility and enrolled in a parenting class but said counselors felt he didn’t need anger management classes.
Wilkin’s father, Henry, testified at the sentencing hearing that he couldn’t believe his son did what he was charged with. He said, “He is not denying something happened. He is not an angry person.” He added, “I really don’t believe there was any intent for this child to be hurt.”
Wilkin told the judge, “I have never been an angry person. I have always been a shy guy.” He said in talking to police he changed his story, “because I was scared to death.” He testified he picked up his son and didn’t know how the injuries occurred.
The judge listened to Wilkins intently and then said, “Never once did you mention your child. Everything was about you. As a father the center of your universe is your child.” The judge said when he looked at pictures of Wilkins’ son, “I see a darling child. I see a baby.”
The judge’s sentence was five year in the Department of Corrections, suspended to 18 months in the county jail so he can have work release and continue to support his son, which testimony indicated he had been doing. Also the judge ordered that one-thirds of his salary go to support the child. He will be on five year’s supervised probation after he is released.
Mom is very lucky that she was able to move away, and is (apparently) not being required to "co-parent" with this thug after he gets out of jail in 18 months.
http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/32166
Father sentenced for abusing his infant child
Leonardtown, MD - 5/16/2013
By Dick Myers
A Charlotte Hall man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for the second degree assault on his infant son. Jacob Wilkins, 20, was sentenced Wednesday in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court by Judge Michael Stamm. Wilkins also has a Waldorf address in court records.
Wilkins was indicted on charges of Child Abuse/2nd Degree – Custodial and Assault-Second Degree. A warrant for his arrest was served on February 23, 2012. He pled guilty to the second degree assault charge on January 25 of this year.
Deputy State’s Attorney Julie White told the judge than the child, who is now 20 months old, obviously could not testify as to what happened to him. She said the child was taken to Children’s Hospital when he was just one month old. The child had several fractured ribs and a broken leg. “Punishment will never be enough to take back what he (Wilkins) has taken from his family.”
White said, “He has an incredible anger problem.” She added, “In a fit of anger he broke his son’s leg. That requires an incredible amount of force.”
The victim and his mother have since moved out of the area.
Wilkins’ attorney, Public Defender Gerald Riviello said neither parent (the mother is now 17) was prepared for parenthood. He said the event came “out of ignorance” not anger. “I don’t think it was horrific,” he said. The attorney noted his client had taken responsibility and enrolled in a parenting class but said counselors felt he didn’t need anger management classes.
Wilkin’s father, Henry, testified at the sentencing hearing that he couldn’t believe his son did what he was charged with. He said, “He is not denying something happened. He is not an angry person.” He added, “I really don’t believe there was any intent for this child to be hurt.”
Wilkin told the judge, “I have never been an angry person. I have always been a shy guy.” He said in talking to police he changed his story, “because I was scared to death.” He testified he picked up his son and didn’t know how the injuries occurred.
The judge listened to Wilkins intently and then said, “Never once did you mention your child. Everything was about you. As a father the center of your universe is your child.” The judge said when he looked at pictures of Wilkins’ son, “I see a darling child. I see a baby.”
The judge’s sentence was five year in the Department of Corrections, suspended to 18 months in the county jail so he can have work release and continue to support his son, which testimony indicated he had been doing. Also the judge ordered that one-thirds of his salary go to support the child. He will be on five year’s supervised probation after he is released.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Dad gets 10 years for abusing infant daughter during weekend visitation (Wellford, South Carolina)
No explanation here as to whether this weekend visitation plan was court-ordered. But the research is quite clear. Babies do not benefit in any way, shape, or form by being subjected to visitation plans, especially overnights and weekends. Babies like consistent care giving, which is one reason they are more likely to become "fussy" when traded around like a hot potato. Too many men just cannot deal with a crying infant...that's why fathers and boyfriends dominate as perpetrators of abusive head trauma.
The idea that a never married father should have weekend visitation with a baby is a fathers rights notion that has long outlived any usefulness. It belongs in the dust pan of Bad Ideas.
Dad is identified as JAMES N. DAVIS JR.
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130427/ARTICLES/304271002?p=1&tc=pg
Father pleads guilty to shaking baby; to serve 10 years
Truck driver under pressure snapped
By Kim Kimzey
Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:06 a.m.
A Wellford man admitted to shaking his infant daughter after he “snapped,” causing a life-threatening brain injury from which the child is still recovering.
James N. Davis Jr., 28, of 26 Springbrook Court, pleaded guilty Friday to felony child abuse inflicting great bodily injury.
Circuit Judge Derham Cole imposed the maximum 20-year sentence, suspended upon the service of 10 years and 5 years’ probation.
Davis said in court that he and the infant’s mother, Amy Owensby, had separated and he kept their child, Cheyenne, on the weekends.
Davis said on Aug. 17, Owensby told him that Cheyenne had been “fussy” that week. Davis said after dinner, he took Cheyenne to his home, laid her down and shut a door after she began crying.
He said she began screaming about half an hour later. He said he tried comforting her, but she continued to cry. He said that, along with other pressures he faced, pushed him over the edge.
“All that came crashing down. … I snapped. There’s no reason for it. I don’t know why I did it,” Davis said.
Seventh Circuit Assistant Solicitor Jennifer Jordan said in court that Davis called 911 dispatchers shortly before 7 p.m. and reported Cheyenne wasn’t breathing.
Jordan said the baby could be heard gasping for breath in the 911 call. Jordan said Davis gave two statements to officers. Davis initially claimed he did not know what happened to his daughter.
In a second statement provided on Aug. 18, she said Davis stated that he tried bouncing, swaying and rubbing the infant’s head, but could not calm her down. Davis stated that he yelled at Cheyenne, asking why she had to be that way, Jordan said, before shaking her with such force that her jaw chattered three times and she began breathing heavily.
Jordan said Cheyenne was a perfectly healthy child broken in a moment of anger.
Cheyenne was unresponsive when an officer arrived at Davis’ home, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
She was taken by helicopter to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment and spent a little more than two hours in surgery for brain injuries she sustained.
Cheyenne remained in the hospital for a month. One month after she was released, she was readmitted for another operation.
Jordan said Cheyenne has made “significant improvements” and is now eating. A feeding tube she has soon might be removed, Jordan added.
Yet, she still suffers. One side of her body has been affected. Jordan said that due to her young age, 16 months, the permanent physical, emotional and mental impacts are unknown and there’s no definite prognosis. Cheyenne continues to receive therapy and visit doctors.
Davis’ attorney, Timothy Ray, said Davis was a truck driver when the incident occurred and had worked 120 hours in the two weeks leading up to the incident.
“He told me he wanted to be Superman,” Ray said of Davis’ long work hours and determination to care for his daughter without others’ help.
Ray said Davis has suffered with guilt and is remorseful for a “split-second decision” that resulted in horrible consequences.
“What has hurt him the most is the struggles that his daughter has gone through,” Ray said.
Davis had no criminal record prior to abusing his daughter.
“This was something that was completely out of character,” Ray said.
Ray said that although Davis didn’t immediately confess, he did not hide his actions and immediately called 911.
No victims addressed the court. Owensby was in the courtroom with several supporters. Davis’ family also was there.
Davis’ voice cracked at times as he addressed Cole before sentencing.
Davis said he prays every night that God will heal and protect his daughter and that she won’t suffer for what he’s done.
“I love her so much,” Davis said.
He said he cried for hours after receiving a photograph of his daughter.
He also told Cole that upon learning he could possibly have supervised visitation if he completes parenting classes, anger management and other requirements, has a “glimmer of hope” that his daughter will forgive him and some day might be a “daddy’s girl.”
After the hearing, Jordan said, “I just hope that Cheyenne continues to improve.”
Those who love the toddler are certain she will.
“She’s a very determined baby who’s not going to give up fighting. She’ll fight to the end,” said Kandy Cannon, a family friend and Cheyenne’s “adopted aunt.”
Cannon said Cole’s ruling was fair, and justice was served.
Owensby would not comment.
The idea that a never married father should have weekend visitation with a baby is a fathers rights notion that has long outlived any usefulness. It belongs in the dust pan of Bad Ideas.
Dad is identified as JAMES N. DAVIS JR.
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20130427/ARTICLES/304271002?p=1&tc=pg
Father pleads guilty to shaking baby; to serve 10 years
Truck driver under pressure snapped
By Kim Kimzey
Published: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:06 a.m.
A Wellford man admitted to shaking his infant daughter after he “snapped,” causing a life-threatening brain injury from which the child is still recovering.
James N. Davis Jr., 28, of 26 Springbrook Court, pleaded guilty Friday to felony child abuse inflicting great bodily injury.
Circuit Judge Derham Cole imposed the maximum 20-year sentence, suspended upon the service of 10 years and 5 years’ probation.
Davis said in court that he and the infant’s mother, Amy Owensby, had separated and he kept their child, Cheyenne, on the weekends.
Davis said on Aug. 17, Owensby told him that Cheyenne had been “fussy” that week. Davis said after dinner, he took Cheyenne to his home, laid her down and shut a door after she began crying.
He said she began screaming about half an hour later. He said he tried comforting her, but she continued to cry. He said that, along with other pressures he faced, pushed him over the edge.
“All that came crashing down. … I snapped. There’s no reason for it. I don’t know why I did it,” Davis said.
Seventh Circuit Assistant Solicitor Jennifer Jordan said in court that Davis called 911 dispatchers shortly before 7 p.m. and reported Cheyenne wasn’t breathing.
Jordan said the baby could be heard gasping for breath in the 911 call. Jordan said Davis gave two statements to officers. Davis initially claimed he did not know what happened to his daughter.
In a second statement provided on Aug. 18, she said Davis stated that he tried bouncing, swaying and rubbing the infant’s head, but could not calm her down. Davis stated that he yelled at Cheyenne, asking why she had to be that way, Jordan said, before shaking her with such force that her jaw chattered three times and she began breathing heavily.
Jordan said Cheyenne was a perfectly healthy child broken in a moment of anger.
Cheyenne was unresponsive when an officer arrived at Davis’ home, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
She was taken by helicopter to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment and spent a little more than two hours in surgery for brain injuries she sustained.
Cheyenne remained in the hospital for a month. One month after she was released, she was readmitted for another operation.
Jordan said Cheyenne has made “significant improvements” and is now eating. A feeding tube she has soon might be removed, Jordan added.
Yet, she still suffers. One side of her body has been affected. Jordan said that due to her young age, 16 months, the permanent physical, emotional and mental impacts are unknown and there’s no definite prognosis. Cheyenne continues to receive therapy and visit doctors.
Davis’ attorney, Timothy Ray, said Davis was a truck driver when the incident occurred and had worked 120 hours in the two weeks leading up to the incident.
“He told me he wanted to be Superman,” Ray said of Davis’ long work hours and determination to care for his daughter without others’ help.
Ray said Davis has suffered with guilt and is remorseful for a “split-second decision” that resulted in horrible consequences.
“What has hurt him the most is the struggles that his daughter has gone through,” Ray said.
Davis had no criminal record prior to abusing his daughter.
“This was something that was completely out of character,” Ray said.
Ray said that although Davis didn’t immediately confess, he did not hide his actions and immediately called 911.
No victims addressed the court. Owensby was in the courtroom with several supporters. Davis’ family also was there.
Davis’ voice cracked at times as he addressed Cole before sentencing.
Davis said he prays every night that God will heal and protect his daughter and that she won’t suffer for what he’s done.
“I love her so much,” Davis said.
He said he cried for hours after receiving a photograph of his daughter.
He also told Cole that upon learning he could possibly have supervised visitation if he completes parenting classes, anger management and other requirements, has a “glimmer of hope” that his daughter will forgive him and some day might be a “daddy’s girl.”
After the hearing, Jordan said, “I just hope that Cheyenne continues to improve.”
Those who love the toddler are certain she will.
“She’s a very determined baby who’s not going to give up fighting. She’ll fight to the end,” said Kandy Cannon, a family friend and Cheyenne’s “adopted aunt.”
Cannon said Cole’s ruling was fair, and justice was served.
Owensby would not comment.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Dad pleads guilty to assaulting infant son (Clark County, Washington)
Dad is identified as JOHN I. STERNERSEN.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/apr/16/father-pleads-guilty-to-assault-on-infant-son/
Father pleads guilty to assault on infant son
Agreement means no prison time, but contact still limited
By Paris Achen
Columbian Staff Reporter
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
A 30-year-old Battle Ground father was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for assaulting his infant son last year after the baby didn't stop crying.
John I. Stenersen pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to one count of third-degree assault of a child in exchange for a reduced charge.
He initially was charged with second-degree assault of child, which comes with a sentencing range of 31 to 41 months in prison.
During preparation for a trial, the prosecution and defense amassed more than 600 pages of medical records. The records refuted an initial finding that the baby had a fractured skull from the Feb. 9, 2012, assault, said Senior Deputy Prosecutor Alan Harvey. The records showed that the baby had a hematoma, or a blood clot, but there were doubts about whether the evidence could prove that the hematoma resulted from the assault rather than some earlier event, Harvey said.
The now-18-month-old Carter has fully recovered and is doing well, his mother said.
Restrictions continued
Judge John Nichols also required that Stenersen serve 15 days on a work crew and maintained tight restrictions on visitation with Carter. Visits must be supervised by another adult, and overnight stays are prohibited for at least another six months. Stenersen's attorney, Gerald Wear, had asked for the judge to remove the restrictions. He said his client had completed parenting classes and anger management treatment while his case was pending. Stenersen has passed through that therapy and visits with his son with "flying colors," Wear said.
"I don't think we need to keep the family apart any longer," Wear said.
The restrictions have prevented Stenersen from living in the family home with his wife and newborn daughter since he was charged 14 months ago, Wear said. He declined to say where Stenersen has been staying.
Stenersen's wife began weeping when the judge ruled on the visitation restrictions. Several other family members also were at the sentencing hearing to support Stenersen.
"I was impressed you went through all the treatment," Nichols said. "This is monumental. A lot of people in your situation will not admit there is a problem."
But Nichols said the safety of the child is paramount. He said he would reconsider the visitation restrictions in six months.
The attack
Battle Ground police said Stenersen was watching Carter on Feb. 9, 2012, at the family home in the 600 block of Southwest Second Court when, Stenersen said, he "snapped" because the baby was crying. He allegedly shoved the baby, who was lying on the bedroom floor, causing Carter to hit his head on a wall.
Then, after Stenersen prepared food for his son, he said, he threw the fussy infant in the air and the baby's head fell backward as he landed in Stenersen's lap, according to a probable cause affidavit.
He called his wife by telephone, telling her he was upset and had dropped the infant. Stenersen said the baby was not responsive.
Battle Ground police and paramedics were called to the home at 9:30 p.m. to treat the baby. Carter was rushed to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and later transported to Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland.
In an interview with investigators, Stenersen said he "didn't know why I would do such a thing," according to court documents. "He's always smiling. … I'm scared. I don't know what's going to happen."
During the interview, he also reportedly said that he was afraid the baby could die and confessed that he had shaken the baby before he tossed him in the air, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Wear said Stenersen has a low IQ. He said his client previously lacked the skills required to handle a baby of that age. Carter is his firstborn.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/apr/16/father-pleads-guilty-to-assault-on-infant-son/
Father pleads guilty to assault on infant son
Agreement means no prison time, but contact still limited
By Paris Achen
Columbian Staff Reporter
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
A 30-year-old Battle Ground father was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for assaulting his infant son last year after the baby didn't stop crying.
John I. Stenersen pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to one count of third-degree assault of a child in exchange for a reduced charge.
He initially was charged with second-degree assault of child, which comes with a sentencing range of 31 to 41 months in prison.
During preparation for a trial, the prosecution and defense amassed more than 600 pages of medical records. The records refuted an initial finding that the baby had a fractured skull from the Feb. 9, 2012, assault, said Senior Deputy Prosecutor Alan Harvey. The records showed that the baby had a hematoma, or a blood clot, but there were doubts about whether the evidence could prove that the hematoma resulted from the assault rather than some earlier event, Harvey said.
The now-18-month-old Carter has fully recovered and is doing well, his mother said.
Restrictions continued
Judge John Nichols also required that Stenersen serve 15 days on a work crew and maintained tight restrictions on visitation with Carter. Visits must be supervised by another adult, and overnight stays are prohibited for at least another six months. Stenersen's attorney, Gerald Wear, had asked for the judge to remove the restrictions. He said his client had completed parenting classes and anger management treatment while his case was pending. Stenersen has passed through that therapy and visits with his son with "flying colors," Wear said.
"I don't think we need to keep the family apart any longer," Wear said.
The restrictions have prevented Stenersen from living in the family home with his wife and newborn daughter since he was charged 14 months ago, Wear said. He declined to say where Stenersen has been staying.
Stenersen's wife began weeping when the judge ruled on the visitation restrictions. Several other family members also were at the sentencing hearing to support Stenersen.
"I was impressed you went through all the treatment," Nichols said. "This is monumental. A lot of people in your situation will not admit there is a problem."
But Nichols said the safety of the child is paramount. He said he would reconsider the visitation restrictions in six months.
The attack
Battle Ground police said Stenersen was watching Carter on Feb. 9, 2012, at the family home in the 600 block of Southwest Second Court when, Stenersen said, he "snapped" because the baby was crying. He allegedly shoved the baby, who was lying on the bedroom floor, causing Carter to hit his head on a wall.
Then, after Stenersen prepared food for his son, he said, he threw the fussy infant in the air and the baby's head fell backward as he landed in Stenersen's lap, according to a probable cause affidavit.
He called his wife by telephone, telling her he was upset and had dropped the infant. Stenersen said the baby was not responsive.
Battle Ground police and paramedics were called to the home at 9:30 p.m. to treat the baby. Carter was rushed to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and later transported to Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland.
In an interview with investigators, Stenersen said he "didn't know why I would do such a thing," according to court documents. "He's always smiling. … I'm scared. I don't know what's going to happen."
During the interview, he also reportedly said that he was afraid the baby could die and confessed that he had shaken the baby before he tossed him in the air, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Wear said Stenersen has a low IQ. He said his client previously lacked the skills required to handle a baby of that age. Carter is his firstborn.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Non-custodial dad got young sons drunk, then threw them in pool during visitation (Sunrise, Arizona)
Notice that once again, you have to read through to the very end to find out that dad KRISTOPHER HARVEY was non-custodial, and that he abused these boys during visitation.
Also notice that Mom doesn't have custody--the grandmother does. Whatever happened to Mom isn't explained. We aren't told if she's dead, alive, "missing" or what.
However, I suspect Daddy Dearest must have a documentable history of neglect and/or abuse for Grandma to have custody instead of him.
Can't help but wonder if there is a stupid judge behind this visitation, and that this fiasco was court ordered.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/20130227surprise-father-sentenced-in-child-abuse-case-abrk.html
Surprise father sentenced in child abuse case
By Cecilia Chan
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team
Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:48 PM
A 33-year-old Surprise father who forced his two young sons to drink alcohol and then threw them into a pool to teach them a lesson received three years supervised probation Wednesday for child abuse.
As part of the plea agreement, Kristopher Harvey must take parenting classes and have no contact with his sons without approval from Child Protective Services or the Adult Probation Department, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court document.
Police arrested Harvey in June after officers were alerted to his residence by a neighbor who reported hearing screaming and crying.
According to a police report, officers entered the house and found the boys in their underwear crying and screaming. Both of the boys were intoxicated and vomiting, police said.
Harvey also appeared to be intoxicated and had trouble standing up and speaking clearly, police said.
Officers were told that the two boys, who were then 12 and 13 years old, drank some of their father’s alcohol a week prior and that Harvey was trying to teach them a lesson.
One of the boys told police that Harvey put them in the back yard and forced them to drink shots of hard liquor. Harvey refused to let the boys back into the house until they finished the alcohol, police said.
Police said Harvey then threw the boys into the pool while intoxicated.
The boys were visiting Harvey from California, where they live with their grandmother, police said.
Also notice that Mom doesn't have custody--the grandmother does. Whatever happened to Mom isn't explained. We aren't told if she's dead, alive, "missing" or what.
However, I suspect Daddy Dearest must have a documentable history of neglect and/or abuse for Grandma to have custody instead of him.
Can't help but wonder if there is a stupid judge behind this visitation, and that this fiasco was court ordered.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/20130227surprise-father-sentenced-in-child-abuse-case-abrk.html
Surprise father sentenced in child abuse case
By Cecilia Chan
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team
Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:48 PM
A 33-year-old Surprise father who forced his two young sons to drink alcohol and then threw them into a pool to teach them a lesson received three years supervised probation Wednesday for child abuse.
As part of the plea agreement, Kristopher Harvey must take parenting classes and have no contact with his sons without approval from Child Protective Services or the Adult Probation Department, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court document.
Police arrested Harvey in June after officers were alerted to his residence by a neighbor who reported hearing screaming and crying.
According to a police report, officers entered the house and found the boys in their underwear crying and screaming. Both of the boys were intoxicated and vomiting, police said.
Harvey also appeared to be intoxicated and had trouble standing up and speaking clearly, police said.
Officers were told that the two boys, who were then 12 and 13 years old, drank some of their father’s alcohol a week prior and that Harvey was trying to teach them a lesson.
One of the boys told police that Harvey put them in the back yard and forced them to drink shots of hard liquor. Harvey refused to let the boys back into the house until they finished the alcohol, police said.
Police said Harvey then threw the boys into the pool while intoxicated.
The boys were visiting Harvey from California, where they live with their grandmother, police said.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Police fear for dad's safety in general prison population after he admits severely injuring 6-month-old son (Goshen Township, Ohio)
Dad PHILIP CASH has a history of violence, and admits that he seriously injured his 6-month-old son. The baby suffered a severe head injury at his father's hands.
Officials fear for his "safety" if he stays in the general prison population. Poor Daddy says he needs "anger management" and "parenting classes." Well, this sh**head even swore out the 911 operator for Daddy's own child abuse, so it's pretty obvious he has "issues."
Hmm. Maybe Daddy just needs the same @$$ kicking he meted out to this poor baby....
http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story/Dad-Accused-of-Injuring-Baby-Son-Cussed-Out-911/pgI7Iav010yExoO6HKaPnw.cspx
Dad Accused of Injuring Baby Son Cussed Out 911 Dispatcher
Published: 11/14 7:53 pm Updated: 1:10 pm
A young father was brought into court early Thursday morning, after court officials began to fear for his safety among the general prison population. Goshen Township police say Philip Cash admitted to shaking his six month old son, causing severe injuries.
Cash has previously admitted that he needs anger management and parenting classes.
He was set to appear in court this morning around 9 a.m. However, officers decided to bring him up early-before news cameras were present-because of the threat to Cash's safety in the jail. A judge set his bond at $500,000.
Later, the child's mother and Cash's fiancee-21 year old Ashley Johnson-went before the judge. She is accused of not taking the child for treatment back in October, when Cash reportedly admits to dropping the child, breaking his arm. A judge released her on Thursday on her own recognizance.
The investigation started with a 911 call from Johnson last week. " I know CPR but I'm not there. My fiancee just called and I'm not there. I'm on my way and he's holding him he said."
The boy was flown to Children's shortly after emergency crews arrived at the couple's home on O'Bannonville Road. Local 12's Adam Clements learned on Wednesday night that the six month old boy is out of the intensive care unit but still has a long way to go in the recovery process. He's being treated for a severe head injury with bleeding on the brain.
Cash is known by police-they tell us he has a history of violence.
Sgt. Ron Robinson of Goshen Township Police tells Local 12, "Just two young parents..that were obviously having some problems amongst themselves. Anger issues..both admit the father's got some issues..gets upset real easy and..has to walk away from the child..he's told another officer and myself that he needs anger management classes..and parenting classes."
That anger is very evident in the 911 call made by Cash last week. "You need to come up here now. If my (expletive) kid dies because you (expletive) asked me stupid questions I'm going to blast someone in the face."
Officials fear for his "safety" if he stays in the general prison population. Poor Daddy says he needs "anger management" and "parenting classes." Well, this sh**head even swore out the 911 operator for Daddy's own child abuse, so it's pretty obvious he has "issues."
Hmm. Maybe Daddy just needs the same @$$ kicking he meted out to this poor baby....
http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story/Dad-Accused-of-Injuring-Baby-Son-Cussed-Out-911/pgI7Iav010yExoO6HKaPnw.cspx
Dad Accused of Injuring Baby Son Cussed Out 911 Dispatcher
Published: 11/14 7:53 pm Updated: 1:10 pm
A young father was brought into court early Thursday morning, after court officials began to fear for his safety among the general prison population. Goshen Township police say Philip Cash admitted to shaking his six month old son, causing severe injuries.
Cash has previously admitted that he needs anger management and parenting classes.
He was set to appear in court this morning around 9 a.m. However, officers decided to bring him up early-before news cameras were present-because of the threat to Cash's safety in the jail. A judge set his bond at $500,000.
Later, the child's mother and Cash's fiancee-21 year old Ashley Johnson-went before the judge. She is accused of not taking the child for treatment back in October, when Cash reportedly admits to dropping the child, breaking his arm. A judge released her on Thursday on her own recognizance.
The investigation started with a 911 call from Johnson last week. " I know CPR but I'm not there. My fiancee just called and I'm not there. I'm on my way and he's holding him he said."
The boy was flown to Children's shortly after emergency crews arrived at the couple's home on O'Bannonville Road. Local 12's Adam Clements learned on Wednesday night that the six month old boy is out of the intensive care unit but still has a long way to go in the recovery process. He's being treated for a severe head injury with bleeding on the brain.
Cash is known by police-they tell us he has a history of violence.
Sgt. Ron Robinson of Goshen Township Police tells Local 12, "Just two young parents..that were obviously having some problems amongst themselves. Anger issues..both admit the father's got some issues..gets upset real easy and..has to walk away from the child..he's told another officer and myself that he needs anger management classes..and parenting classes."
That anger is very evident in the 911 call made by Cash last week. "You need to come up here now. If my (expletive) kid dies because you (expletive) asked me stupid questions I'm going to blast someone in the face."
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dad found guilty of assaulting mom, slashing his wrists and smearing blood on the walls is totally coddled by the courts (Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom)
WTF? Your average poodle has a tougher life than this Thug Daddy (identified as dad LEE SHELLEY).
Let's see.
1) Beat his wife, leaving her with a black eye.
2) The day after appearing in court, he beat her again. Hit her in the face and upper body. Smashed her phone. This was in front of the children.
3) Then he started texting threats to her. She flees to a neighbor's house with the kids. He threatens suicide, saying "watch me bleed."
4) Police arrive, and find Daddy has cut his wrists and is smearing blood on the walls.
You don't have to be some expert criminal profiler to realize that this one volatile, dangerous, and crazy man.
So. How do the pro-male/anti-woman authorities respond to this very credible threat?
1) A suspended sentence
2) (Useless) classes on domestic violence and drug rehab
3) And though Mom has a restraining order (of sorts), this sh** is STILL ALLOWED TO CONTACT THIS TWO-TIME ASSAULT VICTIM regarding "child issues."
Daddies must have their freaking rights, ya know! Even as mothers and children are allowed no rights. Not even the right to basic safety and security.
Just how are daddies discriminated against again???
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Thug-dad-guilty-wife-assaults/story-17123621-detail/story.html
Thug dad guilty of wife assaults
Friday, October 19, 2012
Leicester Mercury
A violent husband threatened to kill himself and smeared blood on walls around the family home, a court heard.
Lee Shelley (37) slashed his wrists with a razor and daubed his blood about the house, while sending a series of frightening text messages to his wife.
Fearing for her safety, she had earlier gone with her two children to stay at a neighbour's.
Prior to the incident, Shelley had beaten his wife twice before – once in front of her two young children. During a hearing at Leicester Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to two common assaults upon his wife, damaging her mobile phone and harassment.
Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said the victim and Shelley were together for four years and the defendant was the father of her youngest child.
Shelley had previously been remanded into custody for an earlier assault on the victim, in which she suffered a black eye, and was sentenced to a community order on June 12.
The day after appearing in court, he assaulted her again.
Miss Rose said: "He hit her twice in the face, causing bruising to her eye which lasted for a week. She did not make an immediate complaint.
"On July 17, he became verbally abusive and threw a vacuum cleaner at her.
"He hit her upper body and face, twisted her arm behind her back with such force she fell to the floor. He smashed her mobile phone.
"She suffered a bruised lower arm and a sprained wrist. The children, on a sofa, were screaming."
On August 4, Shelley began texting his estranged wife.
Fearful, she went to stay at a friend's house.
On August 5, the victim saw lights going on at her home.
He sent messages threatening to cut himself saying: "Watch me bleed."
Miss Rose said: "The police arrived to see he had cut his wrists and smeared blood on the walls around the house."
Judge Michael Pert questioned why the Crown Prosecution Service had charged the defendant with two common assaults rather than actual bodily harm.
Jonathan Cox, representing Shelley, said: "He's spent 69 days on remand in custody.
"At the time of these offences he was suffering turmoil."
Shelley, of Milton Crescent, Leicester, was given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, with supervision. He must attend a domestic abuse programme and undergo drug rehabilitation.
A restraining order was made, banning the defendant from going to the area where the victim lives, or from contacting her other than to discuss "child issues".
Sentencing, Judge Pert said: "I regard these as despicable offences. The way you've been charged ties my hands."
Let's see.
1) Beat his wife, leaving her with a black eye.
2) The day after appearing in court, he beat her again. Hit her in the face and upper body. Smashed her phone. This was in front of the children.
3) Then he started texting threats to her. She flees to a neighbor's house with the kids. He threatens suicide, saying "watch me bleed."
4) Police arrive, and find Daddy has cut his wrists and is smearing blood on the walls.
You don't have to be some expert criminal profiler to realize that this one volatile, dangerous, and crazy man.
So. How do the pro-male/anti-woman authorities respond to this very credible threat?
1) A suspended sentence
2) (Useless) classes on domestic violence and drug rehab
3) And though Mom has a restraining order (of sorts), this sh** is STILL ALLOWED TO CONTACT THIS TWO-TIME ASSAULT VICTIM regarding "child issues."
Daddies must have their freaking rights, ya know! Even as mothers and children are allowed no rights. Not even the right to basic safety and security.
Just how are daddies discriminated against again???
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Thug-dad-guilty-wife-assaults/story-17123621-detail/story.html
Thug dad guilty of wife assaults
Friday, October 19, 2012
Leicester Mercury
A violent husband threatened to kill himself and smeared blood on walls around the family home, a court heard.
Lee Shelley (37) slashed his wrists with a razor and daubed his blood about the house, while sending a series of frightening text messages to his wife.
Fearing for her safety, she had earlier gone with her two children to stay at a neighbour's.
Prior to the incident, Shelley had beaten his wife twice before – once in front of her two young children. During a hearing at Leicester Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to two common assaults upon his wife, damaging her mobile phone and harassment.
Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said the victim and Shelley were together for four years and the defendant was the father of her youngest child.
Shelley had previously been remanded into custody for an earlier assault on the victim, in which she suffered a black eye, and was sentenced to a community order on June 12.
The day after appearing in court, he assaulted her again.
Miss Rose said: "He hit her twice in the face, causing bruising to her eye which lasted for a week. She did not make an immediate complaint.
"On July 17, he became verbally abusive and threw a vacuum cleaner at her.
"He hit her upper body and face, twisted her arm behind her back with such force she fell to the floor. He smashed her mobile phone.
"She suffered a bruised lower arm and a sprained wrist. The children, on a sofa, were screaming."
On August 4, Shelley began texting his estranged wife.
Fearful, she went to stay at a friend's house.
On August 5, the victim saw lights going on at her home.
He sent messages threatening to cut himself saying: "Watch me bleed."
Miss Rose said: "The police arrived to see he had cut his wrists and smeared blood on the walls around the house."
Judge Michael Pert questioned why the Crown Prosecution Service had charged the defendant with two common assaults rather than actual bodily harm.
Jonathan Cox, representing Shelley, said: "He's spent 69 days on remand in custody.
"At the time of these offences he was suffering turmoil."
Shelley, of Milton Crescent, Leicester, was given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, with supervision. He must attend a domestic abuse programme and undergo drug rehabilitation.
A restraining order was made, banning the defendant from going to the area where the victim lives, or from contacting her other than to discuss "child issues".
Sentencing, Judge Pert said: "I regard these as despicable offences. The way you've been charged ties my hands."
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Dad gets 90 days in jail for killing 6-month-old daughter (Cortez, Colorado)
So a killer dad gets a pass because he was young and "frustrated"--even though he initially lied about how the baby got hurt. 90 freaking days in jail!
Meanwhile, in Florida, a mom is getting slammed because she "failed" to stop the psycho father of her sons from killing people in a police standoff, even though she was severely injured herself! She will serve AT LEAST 15 years.
We sure have a low bar for men, don't we. And a correspondingly high bar for mothers. Guilty, because you aren't Superwoman!
The coddled killer daddy is identified as DYLAN KUHN.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211824/Fury-father-19-killed-baby-daughter-given-just-90-days-jail----judge-feels-prison-creates-repeat-offenders.html?openGraphAuthor=%2Fhome%2Fsearch.html%3Fs%3D%26authornamef%3DEmily%2BAnne%2BEpstein
Fury after father, 19, who killed his baby daughter is given just 90 days in jail . . . because judge feels prison only 'creates repeat offenders' Dylan Kuhn, 19, plead guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of six-month-old Sailor Defense argued death was tragic accident and teen was truly sorry Mother April Coleman, 19, also defended the father of her child Judge Douglas Walker sentenced him to 90 days in prison for the crime, saying that prison would not suit the killer
By EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN
PUBLISHED: 11:31 EST, 2 October 2012 | UPDATED: 13:18 EST, 2 October 2012
Child activists are furious with a Colorado judge for giving a child-killer a slap on the wrists.
Dylan Kuhn, 19, plead guilty to manslaughter for slamming his daughter Sailor Serenity Raine Kuhn on November 1, 2011, after partying with friends the night before on Halloween.
But District Court Judge Douglas Walker decided on 90 days in prison, four years probation and a parenting class in lieu of a harsher penalty because he did not wish time behind bars to harden the guilty teen.
'I am giving you the opportunity. Make the best of this opportunity, if nothing else, to honor your daughter’s memory,' Judge Walker told Kuhn at his sentencing on Tuesday, according to the Cortez Journal.
The defense attorneys argued that given Kuhn's good-standing record, the judge should be lenient.
The judge agreed that long prison sentences cause criminals to repeat their offenses more often, rather than deter them.
The maximum sentence would have been four years in prison.
Kuhn admitted to prosecutors that after a night of Halloween revelry, he aggressively put his six-month-old daughter to bed.
She had been crying and he was frustrated, he said, so he 'told her to shut up' and slammed her on the mattress. Later, she was found dead.
A medical examiner declared that the child died of trauma related to being banged against a soft, but unyielding surface.
'It's disturbing to see a judge sentence someone who admits causing a child's death to a sentence you see in misdemeanor cases, reckless driving cases,' Stephanie Villafuerte, executive director of the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, said to the Denver Post.
'It's very concerning the little value placed on this child's life.'
But the case is more complicated than the sentencing, as defenders pleaded for leniency after a host of errors made by the prosecutors and their contention that the incident was an accident.
'There are people who are so dangerous that they need to be locked in a cage; Dylan is not one of those people,' Kuhn's attorney, John Moran said. 'He has apologized to anyone who will listen.'
When Kuhn was first interviewed by prosecutors, a video of the event showed Kuhn crying through the entire tape.
He first told them that the baby had fallen off the couch, but changed his story after being told the evidence did not support his claim.
'I didn’t mean to hurt her,' he said in the taped interview. 'I did put her in her bed too hard.'
He then asked for an attorney, saying that he was too young to understand the gravity of the situation.
Before his trial, the prosecutors also failed to hand over evidence to the defense with appropriate time for them to assess their contents, which may or may not have proven Kuhn's innocence.
The defense demanded the charges be dismissed, but a plea deal was struck in which Kuhn plead guilty to manslaughter and a charge of child abuse was dropped.
Prosecutors were hoping Kuhn would be sentenced to the maximum penalty.
'These are the reasons the people are asking for the maximum,' District Attorney Russell Wasley said. 'Nothing can restore the (life) of this baby. In the end he is not suitable for probation.'
At the sentencing, it appears the judge was swayed by the emotional testimony of Kuhn's family.
'I am so worried that if you send him away he will shut down,' Kuhn’s mother, Vicki Espinoza, said. 'I don’t know why it went this far. It was an accident.'
She said that Sailor was her son's life and that he has been destroyed by the tragedy.
He still lives with the mother of the baby, April Coleman. 'He loved Sailor,' Miss Coleman told the court. 'The times I observed him with Sailor he was great. I am not exactly sure what happened here.'
Judge Walker also sentenced Kuhn to mental health and substance evaluation and treatment and ordered him not to be allowed to be alone with children under the age of 10, court costs and possible restitution.
After being sentenced, an emotional Kuhn spoke to the court.
'I loved my daughter very much. I am very sorry. I was told I was too young to raise her, and that turned out to be true,' he said, weeping. 'I am sorry to everyone. I can’t bring her back.'
Meanwhile, in Florida, a mom is getting slammed because she "failed" to stop the psycho father of her sons from killing people in a police standoff, even though she was severely injured herself! She will serve AT LEAST 15 years.
We sure have a low bar for men, don't we. And a correspondingly high bar for mothers. Guilty, because you aren't Superwoman!
The coddled killer daddy is identified as DYLAN KUHN.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211824/Fury-father-19-killed-baby-daughter-given-just-90-days-jail----judge-feels-prison-creates-repeat-offenders.html?openGraphAuthor=%2Fhome%2Fsearch.html%3Fs%3D%26authornamef%3DEmily%2BAnne%2BEpstein
Fury after father, 19, who killed his baby daughter is given just 90 days in jail . . . because judge feels prison only 'creates repeat offenders' Dylan Kuhn, 19, plead guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of six-month-old Sailor Defense argued death was tragic accident and teen was truly sorry Mother April Coleman, 19, also defended the father of her child Judge Douglas Walker sentenced him to 90 days in prison for the crime, saying that prison would not suit the killer
By EMILY ANNE EPSTEIN
PUBLISHED: 11:31 EST, 2 October 2012 | UPDATED: 13:18 EST, 2 October 2012
Child activists are furious with a Colorado judge for giving a child-killer a slap on the wrists.
Dylan Kuhn, 19, plead guilty to manslaughter for slamming his daughter Sailor Serenity Raine Kuhn on November 1, 2011, after partying with friends the night before on Halloween.
But District Court Judge Douglas Walker decided on 90 days in prison, four years probation and a parenting class in lieu of a harsher penalty because he did not wish time behind bars to harden the guilty teen.
'I am giving you the opportunity. Make the best of this opportunity, if nothing else, to honor your daughter’s memory,' Judge Walker told Kuhn at his sentencing on Tuesday, according to the Cortez Journal.
The defense attorneys argued that given Kuhn's good-standing record, the judge should be lenient.
The judge agreed that long prison sentences cause criminals to repeat their offenses more often, rather than deter them.
The maximum sentence would have been four years in prison.
Kuhn admitted to prosecutors that after a night of Halloween revelry, he aggressively put his six-month-old daughter to bed.
She had been crying and he was frustrated, he said, so he 'told her to shut up' and slammed her on the mattress. Later, she was found dead.
A medical examiner declared that the child died of trauma related to being banged against a soft, but unyielding surface.
'It's disturbing to see a judge sentence someone who admits causing a child's death to a sentence you see in misdemeanor cases, reckless driving cases,' Stephanie Villafuerte, executive director of the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, said to the Denver Post.
'It's very concerning the little value placed on this child's life.'
But the case is more complicated than the sentencing, as defenders pleaded for leniency after a host of errors made by the prosecutors and their contention that the incident was an accident.
'There are people who are so dangerous that they need to be locked in a cage; Dylan is not one of those people,' Kuhn's attorney, John Moran said. 'He has apologized to anyone who will listen.'
When Kuhn was first interviewed by prosecutors, a video of the event showed Kuhn crying through the entire tape.
He first told them that the baby had fallen off the couch, but changed his story after being told the evidence did not support his claim.
'I didn’t mean to hurt her,' he said in the taped interview. 'I did put her in her bed too hard.'
He then asked for an attorney, saying that he was too young to understand the gravity of the situation.
Before his trial, the prosecutors also failed to hand over evidence to the defense with appropriate time for them to assess their contents, which may or may not have proven Kuhn's innocence.
The defense demanded the charges be dismissed, but a plea deal was struck in which Kuhn plead guilty to manslaughter and a charge of child abuse was dropped.
Prosecutors were hoping Kuhn would be sentenced to the maximum penalty.
'These are the reasons the people are asking for the maximum,' District Attorney Russell Wasley said. 'Nothing can restore the (life) of this baby. In the end he is not suitable for probation.'
At the sentencing, it appears the judge was swayed by the emotional testimony of Kuhn's family.
'I am so worried that if you send him away he will shut down,' Kuhn’s mother, Vicki Espinoza, said. 'I don’t know why it went this far. It was an accident.'
She said that Sailor was her son's life and that he has been destroyed by the tragedy.
He still lives with the mother of the baby, April Coleman. 'He loved Sailor,' Miss Coleman told the court. 'The times I observed him with Sailor he was great. I am not exactly sure what happened here.'
Judge Walker also sentenced Kuhn to mental health and substance evaluation and treatment and ordered him not to be allowed to be alone with children under the age of 10, court costs and possible restitution.
After being sentenced, an emotional Kuhn spoke to the court.
'I loved my daughter very much. I am very sorry. I was told I was too young to raise her, and that turned out to be true,' he said, weeping. 'I am sorry to everyone. I can’t bring her back.'
Friday, September 21, 2012
Dad under police investigation in 2010 death of 2-year-old stepchild NOW has unsupervised vistation with 1-year-old daughter (Gatineau, Ottawa, Canada)
Daddies are sure discriminated against, eh?
Even though UNNAMED DAD has been identified as a "bad parent" by the courts, even though he is now a "suspect" in the death of a 2-year-old stepchild "in his care" in 2010, HE STILL HAS UNSUPERVISED VISITATION with his 1-year-old daughter, the one he apparently left alone at home while he went out. And this appears to be just one of his "issues around childcare."
Though we're assured that it's just for four hours at a time. The rest of the time Grandpa is supervising. Oh yea, that makes us feel MUCH better. Family and friends of abusers are known to be pretty useless as supervisors. For one thing, many of them are in total denial and make no effort to do the job conscentiously.
So only four hours? We've posted lots of cases concerning kids who have been killed when left alone with a violent father for less time than that. Once again, daddy's rights are privileged over a baby's right to safety.
And how come the cops never investigated the "suspicious" death of the child in Dad's "care" in 2010??? Why did the media choose to ignore it?
Yup, them daddies sure are persecuted....
http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/09/21/ottawa-dad-under-police-investigation-in-2010-death-of-stepchild/
Ottawa dad under police investigation in 2010 death of stepchild
September 21, 2012. 3:12 am
A young Ottawa father who was branded a “bad parent” by the courts this month is now the subject of a police investigation into the 2010 death of his two-year-old stepchild, the Citizen has learned.
In 2010, the young father was living with his wife when the child died in his care in their Gatineau home.
The child’s death, which has gone unreported in the press until now, prompted the coroner’s office to launch an investigation. While the coroner’s probe couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause of death, it recently concluded that the child’s death was “non-accidental.”
The coroner’s office forwarded its report to the Gatineau Police Department, which is now investigating the suspicious death.
The police department has not issued a media release on its investigation and is not giving out any details about their case, saying it is too sensitive because the father has access — including unsupervised visits — to his one-year-old daughter in Ottawa, and because police don’t want to jeopardize this fresh investigation. The police department won’t even say if the dead child was a boy or girl. The father, whose identity is shielded by strict laws to protect the name of his child, has denied any wrongdoing in the death of the stepchild and so has the mother, according to documents filed in court.
Sometime after the child’s death, the parents separated. And the Citizen has learned that the father now under police investigation has had previous issues around childcare; the child-welfare agency learned in July that the young father left his one-year-old girl home alone while he went to the store.
Court documents, including evidence from Ottawa’s Children’s Aid Society, show that on Sept. 11, an Ottawa judge ruled in favour of the child-welfare agency’s motion to start supervising the father’s access to his one-year-old girl. The court’s decision to limit his access affords the father the chance to be alone with his daughter for four hours at a time. Other than that, his visits must be supervised by his grandfather, according to documents.
“There is no dispute among the parties that one of the reasons this case has been so sensitive and has progressed so incrementally is because an older sibling (stepchild) died while in the care … and specifically in the physical care of (the stepfather),” ruled Superior Court Justice Maria Linhares de Sousa.
The father recently completed a young parenting course in Ottawa and was praised by the court for doing so.
The father, who doesn’t know he’s under police investigation, now lives with his mother and has told child-welfare investigators that he now realizes that leaving his daughter home alone was wrong.
The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa has not yet seen a copy of the coroner’s report that concluded the child’s death was “undetermined and non-accidental.”
The Gatineau Police Department’s major crime unit’s investigation is just starting, and the father has not been charged with any crime.
Even though UNNAMED DAD has been identified as a "bad parent" by the courts, even though he is now a "suspect" in the death of a 2-year-old stepchild "in his care" in 2010, HE STILL HAS UNSUPERVISED VISITATION with his 1-year-old daughter, the one he apparently left alone at home while he went out. And this appears to be just one of his "issues around childcare."
Though we're assured that it's just for four hours at a time. The rest of the time Grandpa is supervising. Oh yea, that makes us feel MUCH better. Family and friends of abusers are known to be pretty useless as supervisors. For one thing, many of them are in total denial and make no effort to do the job conscentiously.
So only four hours? We've posted lots of cases concerning kids who have been killed when left alone with a violent father for less time than that. Once again, daddy's rights are privileged over a baby's right to safety.
And how come the cops never investigated the "suspicious" death of the child in Dad's "care" in 2010??? Why did the media choose to ignore it?
Yup, them daddies sure are persecuted....
http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/09/21/ottawa-dad-under-police-investigation-in-2010-death-of-stepchild/
Ottawa dad under police investigation in 2010 death of stepchild
September 21, 2012. 3:12 am
A young Ottawa father who was branded a “bad parent” by the courts this month is now the subject of a police investigation into the 2010 death of his two-year-old stepchild, the Citizen has learned.
In 2010, the young father was living with his wife when the child died in his care in their Gatineau home.
The child’s death, which has gone unreported in the press until now, prompted the coroner’s office to launch an investigation. While the coroner’s probe couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause of death, it recently concluded that the child’s death was “non-accidental.”
The coroner’s office forwarded its report to the Gatineau Police Department, which is now investigating the suspicious death.
The police department has not issued a media release on its investigation and is not giving out any details about their case, saying it is too sensitive because the father has access — including unsupervised visits — to his one-year-old daughter in Ottawa, and because police don’t want to jeopardize this fresh investigation. The police department won’t even say if the dead child was a boy or girl. The father, whose identity is shielded by strict laws to protect the name of his child, has denied any wrongdoing in the death of the stepchild and so has the mother, according to documents filed in court.
Sometime after the child’s death, the parents separated. And the Citizen has learned that the father now under police investigation has had previous issues around childcare; the child-welfare agency learned in July that the young father left his one-year-old girl home alone while he went to the store.
Court documents, including evidence from Ottawa’s Children’s Aid Society, show that on Sept. 11, an Ottawa judge ruled in favour of the child-welfare agency’s motion to start supervising the father’s access to his one-year-old girl. The court’s decision to limit his access affords the father the chance to be alone with his daughter for four hours at a time. Other than that, his visits must be supervised by his grandfather, according to documents.
“There is no dispute among the parties that one of the reasons this case has been so sensitive and has progressed so incrementally is because an older sibling (stepchild) died while in the care … and specifically in the physical care of (the stepfather),” ruled Superior Court Justice Maria Linhares de Sousa.
The father recently completed a young parenting course in Ottawa and was praised by the court for doing so.
The father, who doesn’t know he’s under police investigation, now lives with his mother and has told child-welfare investigators that he now realizes that leaving his daughter home alone was wrong.
The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa has not yet seen a copy of the coroner’s report that concluded the child’s death was “undetermined and non-accidental.”
The Gatineau Police Department’s major crime unit’s investigation is just starting, and the father has not been charged with any crime.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Dad admits neglect of 6-year-old son; lived with drugs and total squalor (Garderville, Nevada)
Is ADAM HAYES a custodial father? It sure sounds like it. Even though this guy is a drugged out disaster living in utter filth and squalor.
Wonder who called in for the welfare check? We're not told.
And notice how child protection services is bending over backwards to help this dim watt. Totally indulged with a "parenting plan" and all the other useless quackery.
Meanwhile, what happened to this boy's mom? Utter silence as usual.
This is how my ex used to live when he had custody of my daughter, and we eventually had to go over the heads of local CPS to the state level to get her out. All of these local social service agencies are totally indulgent of abusive and neglectful fathers these days.
http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20120823/NEWS/120829959/1062&ParentProfile=1049
Father admits neglect of 6-year-old son
August, 23 2012 2:02 pm
Record-Courier
A 27-year-old Gardnerville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to neglect and drug charges after deputies found his 6-year-old son sleeping in a closet, and a variety of prescription drugs within the child's reach.
Adam Hayes pleaded guilty to contributory neglect and possession of a drug that can't be introduced into commerce.
Deputies were called to his apartment in March on a welfare check, and found his son sleeping in the closet. The residence was filthy with dirty carpets, overflowing trash, and table and counters covered with old food.
Deputies said the apartment smelled of rotting food, cigarettes, feces and marijuana. Officers found a bag with 33 grams of marijuana along with five different prescription drugs in a pill box on the coffee table.
The medications were in plain view and within easy access of a small child, deputies said in their report.
One of the occupants of the apartment vomited on the coffee table and living room floor during an interview with deputies.
Hayes was arrested Aug. 16 after a warrant turned up during a routine tenant background check as he attempted to rent a new apartment.
Hayes told East Fork Judge Tom Perkins on Wednesday some of the drugs were in a box of his stepfather's belongings.
He said there was no danger to the child.
“I was watching my son. He knows right from wrong. We were in the bedroom and the pills were locked up,” Hayes said.
He received two 30-day sentences to be served concurrently, which were suspended for two years.
Hayes was ordered to comply with a parenting plan established by the state Child Protective Services.
“Maybe somebody didn't teach you how to keep your house clean, but you have to learn how to do it for your son,” Perkins said. “And keep away from the drugs.”
Wonder who called in for the welfare check? We're not told.
And notice how child protection services is bending over backwards to help this dim watt. Totally indulged with a "parenting plan" and all the other useless quackery.
Meanwhile, what happened to this boy's mom? Utter silence as usual.
This is how my ex used to live when he had custody of my daughter, and we eventually had to go over the heads of local CPS to the state level to get her out. All of these local social service agencies are totally indulgent of abusive and neglectful fathers these days.
http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20120823/NEWS/120829959/1062&ParentProfile=1049
Father admits neglect of 6-year-old son
August, 23 2012 2:02 pm
Record-Courier
A 27-year-old Gardnerville man pleaded guilty Wednesday to neglect and drug charges after deputies found his 6-year-old son sleeping in a closet, and a variety of prescription drugs within the child's reach.
Adam Hayes pleaded guilty to contributory neglect and possession of a drug that can't be introduced into commerce.
Deputies were called to his apartment in March on a welfare check, and found his son sleeping in the closet. The residence was filthy with dirty carpets, overflowing trash, and table and counters covered with old food.
Deputies said the apartment smelled of rotting food, cigarettes, feces and marijuana. Officers found a bag with 33 grams of marijuana along with five different prescription drugs in a pill box on the coffee table.
The medications were in plain view and within easy access of a small child, deputies said in their report.
One of the occupants of the apartment vomited on the coffee table and living room floor during an interview with deputies.
Hayes was arrested Aug. 16 after a warrant turned up during a routine tenant background check as he attempted to rent a new apartment.
Hayes told East Fork Judge Tom Perkins on Wednesday some of the drugs were in a box of his stepfather's belongings.
He said there was no danger to the child.
“I was watching my son. He knows right from wrong. We were in the bedroom and the pills were locked up,” Hayes said.
He received two 30-day sentences to be served concurrently, which were suspended for two years.
Hayes was ordered to comply with a parenting plan established by the state Child Protective Services.
“Maybe somebody didn't teach you how to keep your house clean, but you have to learn how to do it for your son,” Perkins said. “And keep away from the drugs.”
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dad gets $1500 fine after stuffing baby wipe down infant's throat (Cleveland, Ohio)
Dad JOSHUA RAINS gets the usual: parenting classes, fine, yadda yadda despite nearly killing the baby who was on life support for a time.
http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2012/06/18/father-gets-1500-fine-after-stuffing-baby-wipe-down-infants-throat/
Father gets $1500 fine after stuffing baby wipe down infant’s throat
June 18th, 2012 by Jessica King
A Cleveland father accused of shoving a diaper wipe down his baby’s throat was able to escape jail time and any harsh penalties after he agreed to take parenting classes, perform community service for 3 years and pay a $1500 fine. Rains was sentenced by Judge Nancy Margaret Russo on charges of felony child endangerment.
Joshua Rains, 25, was arrested last November 2011 after he took his infant son to the ER because the baby was having difficulty breathing. Doctors found a diaper wipe shoved down the baby’s throat. The infant was placed on life-support to aid his breathing.
Initially Rains said that the wipe accidentally got lodged in the baby’s throat, while he was cleaning out the infant’s mouth. He said he tried to get it out, but wound up pushing it down even further. According to News Net 5, Rains later admitted to purposefully shoving the diaper wipe down the baby’s throat.
Rains wife testified on his behalf, claiming that her husband was a “good father”. The baby and the couples other children are still in the custody of Child Protective Services.
http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2012/06/18/father-gets-1500-fine-after-stuffing-baby-wipe-down-infants-throat/
Father gets $1500 fine after stuffing baby wipe down infant’s throat
June 18th, 2012 by Jessica King
A Cleveland father accused of shoving a diaper wipe down his baby’s throat was able to escape jail time and any harsh penalties after he agreed to take parenting classes, perform community service for 3 years and pay a $1500 fine. Rains was sentenced by Judge Nancy Margaret Russo on charges of felony child endangerment.
Joshua Rains, 25, was arrested last November 2011 after he took his infant son to the ER because the baby was having difficulty breathing. Doctors found a diaper wipe shoved down the baby’s throat. The infant was placed on life-support to aid his breathing.
Initially Rains said that the wipe accidentally got lodged in the baby’s throat, while he was cleaning out the infant’s mouth. He said he tried to get it out, but wound up pushing it down even further. According to News Net 5, Rains later admitted to purposefully shoving the diaper wipe down the baby’s throat.
Rains wife testified on his behalf, claiming that her husband was a “good father”. The baby and the couples other children are still in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Dad admits guilt in assault involving 4-month-old daughter (Augusta, Maine)
Dad is identified as ROBERT M. PHILLIPS.
http://www.kjonline.com/news/father-admits-guilt-in-assault-involving-his-crying-daughter_2012-02-28.html
Father admits guilt in assault involving his crying daughter
By Betty Adams Staff Writer
AUGUSTA -- A father on Tuesday admitted he shoved his 4-month-old daughter's head into a cushion to stop her from crying last November.
That blow left swelling and some bruising, as well as an outline of fingermarks, on the infant's forehead.
Robert M. Phillips, 37, of Waterville, pleaded guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court to a charge of aggravated assault on his daughter, Chloe.
Phillips was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended, and three years of probation. Conditions of probation prohibit him from unsupervised contact with children under 12.
The baby, now 7 months old, is being watched closely for any long-term effects as a result of the assault, attorneys told Justice Nancy Mills.
The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Brad Grant, told the judge that Chloe, who has a twin sister, had awakened the night of Nov. 12, and Phillips took the crying baby downstairs.
Grand said Phillips placed the baby on a cushion on a small couch or love seat, turned her on her stomach and twice pushed her head into the cushion, which had a wooden board underneath.
"Ultimately the child fell asleep," Grant said.
Chloe's mother, Brittney Young, saw the swelling and brought the baby to a local hospital and the child was later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was released after several days, and Grant so far there are no evident long-term problems as a result of the injury.
"There is some concern the development of the child may be delayed some," he said.
Initially, Phillips told Waterville Police Detective Chris Paradis that Chloe fell from a couch. "It's clear no one believed that at all," Grant said.
Shortly afterward, Phillips confessed.
Phillips, who has been jailed since his arrest on Nov. 14, told the judge on Tuesday he had nothing to say.
However, his attorney, Pam Ames said, "He understands he will have a long row to hoe if he's ever going to have contact with his children."
Ames said the state Department of Health & Human Services had become involved in the case and placed both girls with their maternal grandmother.
"Everyone is watching this child," Ames said.
Mills added conditions of probation that require Phillips to accept any pending or final orders of the Department of Health & Human Services and to undergo parenting classes to the satisfaction of his probation officer. He is banned from contact with his daughter unless his probation officer agrees to it.
Grant said the baby's mother agreed with the sentence.
"The mother feels like a substantial jail sentence is necessary," Grant said.
http://www.kjonline.com/news/father-admits-guilt-in-assault-involving-his-crying-daughter_2012-02-28.html
Father admits guilt in assault involving his crying daughter
By Betty Adams Staff Writer
AUGUSTA -- A father on Tuesday admitted he shoved his 4-month-old daughter's head into a cushion to stop her from crying last November.
That blow left swelling and some bruising, as well as an outline of fingermarks, on the infant's forehead.
Robert M. Phillips, 37, of Waterville, pleaded guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court to a charge of aggravated assault on his daughter, Chloe.
Phillips was sentenced to seven years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended, and three years of probation. Conditions of probation prohibit him from unsupervised contact with children under 12.
The baby, now 7 months old, is being watched closely for any long-term effects as a result of the assault, attorneys told Justice Nancy Mills.
The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Brad Grant, told the judge that Chloe, who has a twin sister, had awakened the night of Nov. 12, and Phillips took the crying baby downstairs.
Grand said Phillips placed the baby on a cushion on a small couch or love seat, turned her on her stomach and twice pushed her head into the cushion, which had a wooden board underneath.
"Ultimately the child fell asleep," Grant said.
Chloe's mother, Brittney Young, saw the swelling and brought the baby to a local hospital and the child was later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was released after several days, and Grant so far there are no evident long-term problems as a result of the injury.
"There is some concern the development of the child may be delayed some," he said.
Initially, Phillips told Waterville Police Detective Chris Paradis that Chloe fell from a couch. "It's clear no one believed that at all," Grant said.
Shortly afterward, Phillips confessed.
Phillips, who has been jailed since his arrest on Nov. 14, told the judge on Tuesday he had nothing to say.
However, his attorney, Pam Ames said, "He understands he will have a long row to hoe if he's ever going to have contact with his children."
Ames said the state Department of Health & Human Services had become involved in the case and placed both girls with their maternal grandmother.
"Everyone is watching this child," Ames said.
Mills added conditions of probation that require Phillips to accept any pending or final orders of the Department of Health & Human Services and to undergo parenting classes to the satisfaction of his probation officer. He is banned from contact with his daughter unless his probation officer agrees to it.
Grant said the baby's mother agreed with the sentence.
"The mother feels like a substantial jail sentence is necessary," Grant said.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dad to get counseling for assaulting 3-month-old daughter (Santa Barbera, California)
Daddy coddling to the max. The father is identified as NATHANIEL MCKNIGHT. We've reported on this case before.
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Man-Ordered-To-Enroll-In-Counseling-For-Shaking-Baby-138812489.html
Man Ordered To Enroll In Counseling For Shaking BabyWritten by Kateri Wozny
Story Created: Feb 6, 2012 PST
(Story Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 7:27 PM PST )
Santa Barbara - A Santa Barbara father accused of injuring his infant girl by shaking her was released on his own recognizance in Santa Barbara Superior Court Monday morning.
The district attorney's office says Nathaniel McKnight, 24, was also ordered to enroll in anger management counseling, parenting classes, abstain from illegal drugs, drug testing and have no contact with the infant.
Police say officers were called to Cottage Hospital two weekends ago when the 3-month-old baby was brought in with hemorrhaging on the brain. McKnight later admitted to shaking the baby because she wouldn't stop crying.
McKnight is due back in court Feb. 27.
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/Man-Ordered-To-Enroll-In-Counseling-For-Shaking-Baby-138812489.html
Man Ordered To Enroll In Counseling For Shaking BabyWritten by Kateri Wozny
Story Created: Feb 6, 2012 PST
(Story Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 7:27 PM PST )
Santa Barbara - A Santa Barbara father accused of injuring his infant girl by shaking her was released on his own recognizance in Santa Barbara Superior Court Monday morning.
The district attorney's office says Nathaniel McKnight, 24, was also ordered to enroll in anger management counseling, parenting classes, abstain from illegal drugs, drug testing and have no contact with the infant.
Police say officers were called to Cottage Hospital two weekends ago when the 3-month-old baby was brought in with hemorrhaging on the brain. McKnight later admitted to shaking the baby because she wouldn't stop crying.
McKnight is due back in court Feb. 27.
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