The double standard is breathtaking. Dad BRYAN JOSEPH MATLOCK is the one who admits to doing all the damage while Mom was at work. Yet Mom is charged with the same thing--endangering--for "failing" to stop this violent, obviously easily frustrated deadbeat father.
But really, what are her choices here? Mothers are continually lectured that mothers and fathers are interchangeable caretakers, when they clearly aren't. Mothers are routinely punished when they use their own judgment and try to make their own decisions about their infant caretakers or limit the father's access.
And yet mothers are also held responsible for the failures of "caretaker" dads, while working fathers are virtually never held responsible for anything the mother does.
And if she were to leave him and tell the family court that he was too rough with the baby, she would no doubt be labeled a liar and an alienator. Dad would easily repackage himself as the concerned "primary caretaker" who took care of the baby while the selfish mother was only interested in her "career." Abusers love this. Hurt the "b***ch" in the worse possible way--by taking her baby away from her for leaving his lazy, worthless @$$--and making her pay financially by sicking her with child support.
http://www.bransontrilakesnews.com/news_story/article_3c3123cc-50ca-11e5-8b0a-8baaa68503f7.html
Hollister couple facing felonies for child abuse
Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 9:00 pm
Cliff Sain
FORSYTH — A Hollister couple is in jail relating to accusations of abuse against their two-month-old child, including the father swinging the child by his legs until his head hit a piece of furniture.
According to a police report from the Taney County Sheriff’s Office, the child’s father, Bryan Joseph Matlock, 28, is accused of injuring the infant several times; and the mother, Alexa Renee Smith, 21, is accused of endangering the child after leaving him in the care of Matlock.
The report states police received a call from Matlock Aug. 26 that the boy was having difficulty breathing and was unresponsive. Matlock reportedly told police he had tripped and fallen on the child, causing the injuries.
According to the report, the boy was taken to Cox Medical Center Branson, but it was determined his injuries were serious enough that he was transported to CoxSouth hospital in Springfield. The report states that two separate physicians concluded the child’s injuries were not accidental. A physician’s report stated the injuries were not consistent with Matlock’s story. The child’s injuries include a subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhage, a partially healed posterior left-side rib fracture, multiple contusions and a possible bite mark on the boy’s arm.
After being given his Miranda rights, Matlock said that on Aug. 26, he was watching the boy while Smith was away at work. He told police he:
• hit the child in the face with a pillow multiple times.
• held the child upside down by his legs and swung him, causing him to hit his head on the wooden portion of a couch
• bit the child on his arm to cause him pain
• squeezed him very hard against his chest for about two or three minutes attempting to get him to be quiet
• squeezed him hard enough to cause bruising to his lower stomach area
• threw the child on the couch forcefully four or five times
According to the report, Matlock also told police he had hurt the child in the past and that his wife had caught him pinching the child to cause pain, and squeezing the child hard enough that he “heard something pop.” Matlock told police he believed that is when the fractured rib happened.
The report also states Matlock told police he wishes to hurt people sometimes and gets mad at people for no reason. He also reportedly stated that he is a horrible person.
Smith told police Matlock watches the child on a regular basis while she is at work and that the child did not have any injuries before she left him in Matlock’s care when she went to work Aug. 26, according to the report.
Smith reportedly told police that in the last month she had witnessed Matlock pinch the child; squeeze him; and bite him in the ear, causing bruises. She also told police she told Matlock she would leave him if he didn’t stop, according to the report.
Matlock and Smith are each charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, a class C felony. Matlock is also charged with abuse or neglect of a child, a class B felony. Matlock’s bond is set at $100,000, and Smith’s is at $25,000.
They both had a court hearing scheduled on Sept. 1. Results were not available by Branson Tri-Lakes News press time.
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"Caretaking" dad charged with abusing son while mom worked; 90% of baby's brain damaged (San Antonio, Texas)
This story has become all too typical. Deadbeat dad drafted into doing "caretaking" while Mom is forced to work to support the family. Daddy abuses the baby, and then can't even be bothered to get medical help. That's Mom's job too.
Sick of these @$$holes.
Dad is identified as JEREMY VALDERAS.
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2015/07/21/father-arrested-accused-of-shaking-infant-son/30487871/
Father arrested, accused of shaking infant son
KENS 5 7:27 p.m. CDT July 21, 2015
A man has been arrested and is accused of abusing his infant son.
According to an arrest affidavit, the child was left in the care of his father, Jeremy Valderas, 21, on July 8 while his mother was at work. When the mother returned home, the affidavit states that she noticed the baby was breathing abnormally and struggled to open his eyes.
The mother attempted to take the child to the hospital but was driving at such a high rate of speed, the affidavit states, that police pulled her over and called EMS upon seeing the child's condition. EMS took the child to Methodist Hospital, according to the affidavit. There, doctors said he suffered a brain bleed, blown right pupil, abrasions to his face and other injuries. Doctors noted that the injuries are consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome, according to the affidavit.
The mother and Valderas were both questioned by detectives that night and released. During the questioning, Valderas said he did not harm the child but admitted to being the only one to have contact with the child during the hours the mother was at work.
On July 13, a detective with SAPD went to Methodist Children's Hospital to check on the baby, according to the affidavit. The detective was told that the baby's brain was 90% damaged and suffered permanent injuries, according to the affidavit.
On July 21, Valderas voluntarily returned to police headquarters to provide an additional statement. According to the affidavit, Valderas confirmed his previous statement and said the baby was fine when the mother left for work. This time, the affidavit said Valderas acknowledged there was something wrong with the baby and attempted to perform CPR. He admitted that he never called EMS to check on him, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit also indicates that Valderas provided inconsistent statements that differed from the text messages he sent the babies mother the day of the incident.
Valderas faces a charge of injury to a child with intent.
Sick of these @$$holes.
Dad is identified as JEREMY VALDERAS.
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2015/07/21/father-arrested-accused-of-shaking-infant-son/30487871/
Father arrested, accused of shaking infant son
KENS 5 7:27 p.m. CDT July 21, 2015
A man has been arrested and is accused of abusing his infant son.
According to an arrest affidavit, the child was left in the care of his father, Jeremy Valderas, 21, on July 8 while his mother was at work. When the mother returned home, the affidavit states that she noticed the baby was breathing abnormally and struggled to open his eyes.
The mother attempted to take the child to the hospital but was driving at such a high rate of speed, the affidavit states, that police pulled her over and called EMS upon seeing the child's condition. EMS took the child to Methodist Hospital, according to the affidavit. There, doctors said he suffered a brain bleed, blown right pupil, abrasions to his face and other injuries. Doctors noted that the injuries are consistent with Shaken Baby Syndrome, according to the affidavit.
The mother and Valderas were both questioned by detectives that night and released. During the questioning, Valderas said he did not harm the child but admitted to being the only one to have contact with the child during the hours the mother was at work.
On July 13, a detective with SAPD went to Methodist Children's Hospital to check on the baby, according to the affidavit. The detective was told that the baby's brain was 90% damaged and suffered permanent injuries, according to the affidavit.
On July 21, Valderas voluntarily returned to police headquarters to provide an additional statement. According to the affidavit, Valderas confirmed his previous statement and said the baby was fine when the mother left for work. This time, the affidavit said Valderas acknowledged there was something wrong with the baby and attempted to perform CPR. He admitted that he never called EMS to check on him, according to the affidavit.
The affidavit also indicates that Valderas provided inconsistent statements that differed from the text messages he sent the babies mother the day of the incident.
Valderas faces a charge of injury to a child with intent.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Dad charged with homicide in death of 6-week-old son; mom charged with...holding a job? (Laurens, South Carolina)
Breathtaking example of ridiculously high standards mothers are held to. An absent father is virtually never held accountable for a mother or step mother's abuse.
But Mom is basically being arrested for holding a job while dad JOSEPH GALLOWAY played at being the primary parent.
Wow. Just wow. The US has no paid maternity leave policy. Daycare for infants is hard to come by and expensive. Mothers are pushed by child protection agencies and family courts to "include" fathers no matter how mentally ill, addicted, or violent they are.
Then mothers are blamed and even charged with crimes when the fathers hurt or kill the kids.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2258522/mason-madden-dies-dad-mom-arrested/
Mason Madden: Helpless Baby Dies Of Brain Injuries, Dad Admits Attack, Mom Arrested Too
Mason Madden was a smiling baby like most six-month-old babies, but that all ended when he died on Wednesday at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Now police say that the massive brain injuries that killed little Mason were caused by the baby’s own father, 22-year-old Joseph Galloway.
Galloway was arrested in Tuesday after he called 911 to report that his son was not breathing, and “something wasn’t right” with the little boy.
Something definitely was not right with Mason. When paramedics arrived the home in Laurens, South Carolina, Mason’s heart was not beating. They rushed the baby to a nearby hospital, where doctors worked all night to save Mason’s life, and the infant was placed on life support. But they damage inflicted on the boy was just too severe.
Mason Madden died the next day.
“The child suffered brain injuries that are not consistent with a fall or a strike to a head,” said Laurens County Sheriff’s Sergenat Barton Holmes. “They are more likely from squeezing the child or shaking the child.”
An autopsy has not yet been performed on the baby, but will likely take place later in the week, Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols said.
Initially, the young dad was charged with abuse of a child causing great bodily harm. But once Mason passed away, the charges against Joseph Galloway was upgraded to homicide.
Where was the baby’s mother? Kayla Madden, 23, was reportedly out of the home at work when her boyfriend and father of her child fatally attacked the baby.
But she has been arrested and charged now, as well. The mom was hit with a count of unlawful conduct toward a child.
Police did not specify the exact details of the unlawful conduct allegedly committed by Kayla Madden. But it is at least possible that she is being held responsible simply for leaving her baby alone at home with his violently-inclined dad.
According to police, the fatal assault on Mason was just the latest, and last, in a series of incidents of abuse over recent weeks.
According to Sheriff’s Lieutenant Jawarski Shelton, Galloway has confessed to abusing his infant son.
“He did indicate certain actions that likely resulted in the injuries sustained by the child,” Holmes also said.
The horrifying case comes up about five weeks after a couple in Indiana were arrested for allegedly abusing their one-year-old for the entire life of the baby, until they killed the child in late May.
Galloway is now being held without bond in Laurens County Detention Center, but a new bond hearing was scheduled for both parents of Mason Madden on Thursday afternoon, following the child’s death.
But Mom is basically being arrested for holding a job while dad JOSEPH GALLOWAY played at being the primary parent.
Wow. Just wow. The US has no paid maternity leave policy. Daycare for infants is hard to come by and expensive. Mothers are pushed by child protection agencies and family courts to "include" fathers no matter how mentally ill, addicted, or violent they are.
Then mothers are blamed and even charged with crimes when the fathers hurt or kill the kids.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2258522/mason-madden-dies-dad-mom-arrested/
Mason Madden: Helpless Baby Dies Of Brain Injuries, Dad Admits Attack, Mom Arrested Too
Mason Madden was a smiling baby like most six-month-old babies, but that all ended when he died on Wednesday at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Now police say that the massive brain injuries that killed little Mason were caused by the baby’s own father, 22-year-old Joseph Galloway.
Galloway was arrested in Tuesday after he called 911 to report that his son was not breathing, and “something wasn’t right” with the little boy.
Something definitely was not right with Mason. When paramedics arrived the home in Laurens, South Carolina, Mason’s heart was not beating. They rushed the baby to a nearby hospital, where doctors worked all night to save Mason’s life, and the infant was placed on life support. But they damage inflicted on the boy was just too severe.
Mason Madden died the next day.
“The child suffered brain injuries that are not consistent with a fall or a strike to a head,” said Laurens County Sheriff’s Sergenat Barton Holmes. “They are more likely from squeezing the child or shaking the child.”
An autopsy has not yet been performed on the baby, but will likely take place later in the week, Laurens County Coroner Nick Nichols said.
Initially, the young dad was charged with abuse of a child causing great bodily harm. But once Mason passed away, the charges against Joseph Galloway was upgraded to homicide.
Where was the baby’s mother? Kayla Madden, 23, was reportedly out of the home at work when her boyfriend and father of her child fatally attacked the baby.
But she has been arrested and charged now, as well. The mom was hit with a count of unlawful conduct toward a child.
Police did not specify the exact details of the unlawful conduct allegedly committed by Kayla Madden. But it is at least possible that she is being held responsible simply for leaving her baby alone at home with his violently-inclined dad.
According to police, the fatal assault on Mason was just the latest, and last, in a series of incidents of abuse over recent weeks.
According to Sheriff’s Lieutenant Jawarski Shelton, Galloway has confessed to abusing his infant son.
“He did indicate certain actions that likely resulted in the injuries sustained by the child,” Holmes also said.
The horrifying case comes up about five weeks after a couple in Indiana were arrested for allegedly abusing their one-year-old for the entire life of the baby, until they killed the child in late May.
Galloway is now being held without bond in Laurens County Detention Center, but a new bond hearing was scheduled for both parents of Mason Madden on Thursday afternoon, following the child’s death.
Monday, July 13, 2015
"Caregiver" dad gets 30 years for torture of 10-month-old daughter (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Dad is identified as COREY BURNS.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2230497/corey-burns-burned-baby-sentenced/
Corey Burns: Father Who Brutally Beat, Burned 10-Month-Old Daughter With Charcoal Grill Learns His Fate
Different types of child abuse cases are reported around the country on a daily basis, but a recent case is unlike anything most have ever read about. Now, a father has learned his fate for the horrific torture of his infant daughter.
Corey Burns’ 10-month-old daughter suffered what prosecutors have described as “absolute torture.” Now, he has learned his fate for the ongoing, agonizing torture his poor daughter suffered. On Thursday, June 25, Burns was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. The 21-year-old father gave a brief statement of apology for the heinous crimes he committed that led to baby’s death. “I apologize for my actions,” he said. “I take full responsibility for my actions. And that’s it, judge.”
Although he’s apologized for his actions, sadly, the horrific damage has already been done. “There are no words that encompass the level of depravity and the inhumanity that was shown to this child over a short period of time,” Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the baby and her mother, Chazzidy White, 22, relocated from Texas to Wisconsin in late October of 2014. Just days after their arrival, White began working, and Burns became the baby’s full-time caregiver, which is when things took a horrific turn for the worse. Throughout the month of November, the baby suffered relentless torture that her mother did nothing to stop.
Channel 3000 reports that baby’s thighs were “wasting away” when she arrived at Children’s Hospital last November. It was reported that she had extensive injuries, including a burn pattern on her back that resembled the lines on a charcoal grill in their kitchen. In addition to severe burns in her mouth and burns on her legs that looked as if she had been skinned, she also had bites, bruises, and severe brain injuries as a result of being “violently shaken, slammed down, and thrown,” according to investigative reports. Approximately 15 percent of the baby’s body was burned.
Although Burns’ sordid childhood, which also consisted of horrific abuse, was taken into consideration, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet still had little remorse for him, insisting that his vile actions were inexcusable regardless of what he endured as a child.
“You took a child who was already severely burned over her legs, her lips, who has bite marks and all of these injuries to her body, who is no longer sitting up, who is not making eye contact… and is basically laying there,” Judge Dallet said. “And you put her on a grill.” She added, “This was torture, absolute torture of your daughter, and it went on for many, many days,” she said. “I see a lot of child abuse cases in here. I see a lot of cases of burns. I have never seen anything like this.”
Burns and White were both charged for torture the baby suffered. Burns’ sentence follows White’s guilty plea, entered back in April. According to NBC-15, she was charged with child neglect and failing to prevent child abuse. She was sentenced to two years in prison. After her release, she will also have five years of extended supervision.
http://www.inquisitr.com/2230497/corey-burns-burned-baby-sentenced/
Corey Burns: Father Who Brutally Beat, Burned 10-Month-Old Daughter With Charcoal Grill Learns His Fate
Different types of child abuse cases are reported around the country on a daily basis, but a recent case is unlike anything most have ever read about. Now, a father has learned his fate for the horrific torture of his infant daughter.
Corey Burns’ 10-month-old daughter suffered what prosecutors have described as “absolute torture.” Now, he has learned his fate for the ongoing, agonizing torture his poor daughter suffered. On Thursday, June 25, Burns was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. The 21-year-old father gave a brief statement of apology for the heinous crimes he committed that led to baby’s death. “I apologize for my actions,” he said. “I take full responsibility for my actions. And that’s it, judge.”
Although he’s apologized for his actions, sadly, the horrific damage has already been done. “There are no words that encompass the level of depravity and the inhumanity that was shown to this child over a short period of time,” Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the baby and her mother, Chazzidy White, 22, relocated from Texas to Wisconsin in late October of 2014. Just days after their arrival, White began working, and Burns became the baby’s full-time caregiver, which is when things took a horrific turn for the worse. Throughout the month of November, the baby suffered relentless torture that her mother did nothing to stop.
Channel 3000 reports that baby’s thighs were “wasting away” when she arrived at Children’s Hospital last November. It was reported that she had extensive injuries, including a burn pattern on her back that resembled the lines on a charcoal grill in their kitchen. In addition to severe burns in her mouth and burns on her legs that looked as if she had been skinned, she also had bites, bruises, and severe brain injuries as a result of being “violently shaken, slammed down, and thrown,” according to investigative reports. Approximately 15 percent of the baby’s body was burned.
Although Burns’ sordid childhood, which also consisted of horrific abuse, was taken into consideration, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet still had little remorse for him, insisting that his vile actions were inexcusable regardless of what he endured as a child.
“You took a child who was already severely burned over her legs, her lips, who has bite marks and all of these injuries to her body, who is no longer sitting up, who is not making eye contact… and is basically laying there,” Judge Dallet said. “And you put her on a grill.” She added, “This was torture, absolute torture of your daughter, and it went on for many, many days,” she said. “I see a lot of child abuse cases in here. I see a lot of cases of burns. I have never seen anything like this.”
Burns and White were both charged for torture the baby suffered. Burns’ sentence follows White’s guilty plea, entered back in April. According to NBC-15, she was charged with child neglect and failing to prevent child abuse. She was sentenced to two years in prison. After her release, she will also have five years of extended supervision.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
"Caretaker" dad causes "devastating" brain bleed in 3-month-old son, charged with 1st-degree assault (Portland, Oregon)
Fathers rights folks and gender neutral feminists like you to think that "primary caregiver" dads are just as good as moms, if not better. The evidence does not bear this out.
Very often, these men are short-tempered, abusive personalities who can not/will not hold a full-time job. Notice that dad AWES SHEIKHUNA appear to provide all the daytime caregiving while his girlfriend, who, interestingly enough, declines to live with him, works full time. As too often happens, Daddy gets "frustrated" by the emotional demands of infant caregiving, and disaster ensues.
The baby's injuries are described as life threatening....
http://koin.com/2015/06/25/police-father-caused-infants-devastating-brain-bleed/
Police: Father caused infant’s ‘devastating’ brain bleed
Police: Awes Sheikhuna caused “devastating" brain injury to his 3-month-old son
By Brent Weisberg and KOIN 6 News staff
Published: June 25, 2015, 5:11 pm | Updated: June 25, 2015, 5:57 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Just hours before a 3-month old boy was rushed to the hospital with “devastating” injuries, a pediatrician described the boy as alert and happy, police said.
Awes Sheikhuna, 28, was arrested shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday at Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct after he turned himself in. He was booked into Multnomah County Detention Center a short time later.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Multi-Disciplinary Child Abuse Team filed charges of first-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment against Sheikhuna.
According to an arrest affidavit written by Portland Police Detective Erica Hurley, paramedics were called to an apartment complex in the 6700 block of Southwest 26th Avenue on June 15 when Sheikhuna called 911 after his three-month-old son became unresponsive.
Boy’s injuries described as ‘devastating’
The child remains at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University “with significant brain injuries,” Hurley wrote. According to child abuse specialist, the boy’s injuries were diagnosed as “non-accidental trauma.” Dr. Tom Valvano told police the boy has “devastating” brain injuries and that he may die as a result of them.
“Dr. Valvano stated if (the boy) survived the brain injury that he would likely be permanently disabled,” Hurley wrote.
When doctors examined the boy at OHSU, they discovered he had “multiple bleeds to his brain and a spinal injury,” according to documents.
The injured boy has a brother, police said. Sheikhuna told police the boys’ mother is his girlfriend and they have been dating for 2 years, according to court documents. The girlfriend told police while they are not legally married, they are married “in the eyes of God,” Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna and his girlfriend reportedly do not live together.
The mother told police Sheikhuna comes over to her apartment to watch his sons while she works. On the day of the alleged assault, Sheikhuna arrived to watch the children and take them to the doctor’s office. She left the apartment around 2 p.m. on June 15, police said. Sheikhuna told police he made the appointment because both children reportedly had the flu, Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna reportedly told police that the children had been sick for “1-2 weeks”.
Boy described as ‘alert, happy’ by doctor
Sheikhuna and the children went to the doctor’s office around 3:30 p.m June 15, police said. The pediatrician noted the alleged victim “was alert, happy and easily consoled,” Hurley wrote. The doctor reported that the boy did not cry. “The physical exam was remarkable only for nasal congestion,” Hurley wrote regarding the doctor’s exam.
Shortly before 4 p.m. Sheikhuna returned to the apartment, police said. He called the mother of the children and told her “the doctor said nothing was wrong (with the boy),” Hurley wrote. But Sheikhuna reportedly claimed that the boy would not stop crying.
The boy’s mother got another call from Sheikhuna while she was at work, police said. Sheikhuna “told her something was wrong (with the boy),” Hurley wrote.
Sheikhuna told police while in the apartment, the boy continued to cry, court documents state. When police asked Sheikhuna about his actions, he told them he was “carrying (the boy) around and stroking his head to try to get (the boy) to stop crying but it didn’t work,” Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna reportedly said he gave the child liquid ibuprofen and some other liquid medication he purchased at a local market that “supposedly treats stomach ailments.”
Father ‘afraid’ when calling 911, doesn’t perform CPR
Sheikhuna told police to get his son to stop crying, he put the boy in a swing inside the living room, court documents state. He reportedly went to check on the boy after noticing the boy “got quiet”. Sheikhuna said the boy sounded like he was choking, so he then put water on him to get the boy to breath. At that point, he called 911 and was told by an emergency dispatcher to start performing first aid. Records show the 911 call was placed at 6:11 p.m. on June 15.
Sheikhuna “was afraid he would hurt (the boy) so he did not do CPR,” Hurley wrote. #Detectives Hurley and Nathan Tobey, both assigned to the Multnomah County Child Abuse Team, interviewed Sheikhuna at OHSU. Homicide Detective Erik Kammerer assisted, given the nature of the child’s life-threatening injuries. The interview was translated by Portland Police Officer Khalid Ibrahim who speaks Somali, court documents state.
Sheikhuna told the detectives and officer he didn’t do anything before the child started becoming symptomatic. He admitted there were no falls or accidents before the child was injured, court documents state. #“Sheikhuna said he does not know what caused (the boy’s) injuries,” Hurley wrote.
He told the investigators he was the only person supervising the children in the afternoon when the injuries occurred, court documents state. Sheikhuna told the detectives and officer he was not frustrated by the crying of the two boys.
Detectives have seized Sheikhuna and his girlfriend’s cellphones as part of the investigation. They have obtained warrants to analyze the phones, court documents show.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at the Multnomah County Justice Center. His bail has been set at $255,000.
Very often, these men are short-tempered, abusive personalities who can not/will not hold a full-time job. Notice that dad AWES SHEIKHUNA appear to provide all the daytime caregiving while his girlfriend, who, interestingly enough, declines to live with him, works full time. As too often happens, Daddy gets "frustrated" by the emotional demands of infant caregiving, and disaster ensues.
The baby's injuries are described as life threatening....
http://koin.com/2015/06/25/police-father-caused-infants-devastating-brain-bleed/
Police: Father caused infant’s ‘devastating’ brain bleed
Police: Awes Sheikhuna caused “devastating" brain injury to his 3-month-old son
By Brent Weisberg and KOIN 6 News staff
Published: June 25, 2015, 5:11 pm | Updated: June 25, 2015, 5:57 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Just hours before a 3-month old boy was rushed to the hospital with “devastating” injuries, a pediatrician described the boy as alert and happy, police said.
Awes Sheikhuna, 28, was arrested shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday at Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct after he turned himself in. He was booked into Multnomah County Detention Center a short time later.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office Multi-Disciplinary Child Abuse Team filed charges of first-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment against Sheikhuna.
According to an arrest affidavit written by Portland Police Detective Erica Hurley, paramedics were called to an apartment complex in the 6700 block of Southwest 26th Avenue on June 15 when Sheikhuna called 911 after his three-month-old son became unresponsive.
Boy’s injuries described as ‘devastating’
The child remains at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University “with significant brain injuries,” Hurley wrote. According to child abuse specialist, the boy’s injuries were diagnosed as “non-accidental trauma.” Dr. Tom Valvano told police the boy has “devastating” brain injuries and that he may die as a result of them.
“Dr. Valvano stated if (the boy) survived the brain injury that he would likely be permanently disabled,” Hurley wrote.
When doctors examined the boy at OHSU, they discovered he had “multiple bleeds to his brain and a spinal injury,” according to documents.
The injured boy has a brother, police said. Sheikhuna told police the boys’ mother is his girlfriend and they have been dating for 2 years, according to court documents. The girlfriend told police while they are not legally married, they are married “in the eyes of God,” Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna and his girlfriend reportedly do not live together.
The mother told police Sheikhuna comes over to her apartment to watch his sons while she works. On the day of the alleged assault, Sheikhuna arrived to watch the children and take them to the doctor’s office. She left the apartment around 2 p.m. on June 15, police said. Sheikhuna told police he made the appointment because both children reportedly had the flu, Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna reportedly told police that the children had been sick for “1-2 weeks”.
Boy described as ‘alert, happy’ by doctor
Sheikhuna and the children went to the doctor’s office around 3:30 p.m June 15, police said. The pediatrician noted the alleged victim “was alert, happy and easily consoled,” Hurley wrote. The doctor reported that the boy did not cry. “The physical exam was remarkable only for nasal congestion,” Hurley wrote regarding the doctor’s exam.
Shortly before 4 p.m. Sheikhuna returned to the apartment, police said. He called the mother of the children and told her “the doctor said nothing was wrong (with the boy),” Hurley wrote. But Sheikhuna reportedly claimed that the boy would not stop crying.
The boy’s mother got another call from Sheikhuna while she was at work, police said. Sheikhuna “told her something was wrong (with the boy),” Hurley wrote.
Sheikhuna told police while in the apartment, the boy continued to cry, court documents state. When police asked Sheikhuna about his actions, he told them he was “carrying (the boy) around and stroking his head to try to get (the boy) to stop crying but it didn’t work,” Hurley wrote. Sheikhuna reportedly said he gave the child liquid ibuprofen and some other liquid medication he purchased at a local market that “supposedly treats stomach ailments.”
Father ‘afraid’ when calling 911, doesn’t perform CPR
Sheikhuna told police to get his son to stop crying, he put the boy in a swing inside the living room, court documents state. He reportedly went to check on the boy after noticing the boy “got quiet”. Sheikhuna said the boy sounded like he was choking, so he then put water on him to get the boy to breath. At that point, he called 911 and was told by an emergency dispatcher to start performing first aid. Records show the 911 call was placed at 6:11 p.m. on June 15.
Sheikhuna “was afraid he would hurt (the boy) so he did not do CPR,” Hurley wrote. #Detectives Hurley and Nathan Tobey, both assigned to the Multnomah County Child Abuse Team, interviewed Sheikhuna at OHSU. Homicide Detective Erik Kammerer assisted, given the nature of the child’s life-threatening injuries. The interview was translated by Portland Police Officer Khalid Ibrahim who speaks Somali, court documents state.
Sheikhuna told the detectives and officer he didn’t do anything before the child started becoming symptomatic. He admitted there were no falls or accidents before the child was injured, court documents state. #“Sheikhuna said he does not know what caused (the boy’s) injuries,” Hurley wrote.
He told the investigators he was the only person supervising the children in the afternoon when the injuries occurred, court documents state. Sheikhuna told the detectives and officer he was not frustrated by the crying of the two boys.
Detectives have seized Sheikhuna and his girlfriend’s cellphones as part of the investigation. They have obtained warrants to analyze the phones, court documents show.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at the Multnomah County Justice Center. His bail has been set at $255,000.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Primary caregiver dad gets 30 years for "absolute torture" of infant daughter (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
I have now posted over 10,000 stores about fathers and child abuse. Not much gets to me anymore. But this literally churns my stomach. Dad is identified as COREY BURNS.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/father-gets-30-years-for-absolute-torture-of-baby-girl-b99526932z1-309904341.html
Father gets 30 years for 'absolute torture' of baby girl
By Ashley Luthern of the Journal Sentinel June 25, 2015
When a 10-month-old baby girl arrived at Children's Hospital last fall, her thighs were wasting away.
The front of her legs were covered with scalding burns, injuries so painful she simply stopped moving.
She had burns inside her mouth. Her neck and body were covered with bite marks and bruises. She had severe brain injuries, the kind that come from being violently shaken, slammed down or thrown.
#And the burn on her back matched the pattern of a charcoal grill in her parents' kitchen.
On Thursday, her father, Corey Burns, was sentenced to just over 30 years in prison for "cruelty and torture," as the case was described in a medical report.
"There are no words that encompass the level of depravity and the inhumanity that was shown to this child over a short period of time," Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said.
The baby and her mother, Chazzidy White, moved to Wisconsin from Texas in late October. Within days, White had a job and Burns became the child's main caregiver.
On Nov. 5, White called from work to check on the baby. Burns asked her to hurry home, saying their daughter was burned in bathwater. The explanation wasn't plausible, investigators say, because the baby was not burned on her bottom or back of her legs. She was burned only on the front, as if she was dipped in the scalding liquid.
White later told police her daughter's legs looked "like she was skinned."
White wanted to take her to the doctors, but Burns talked her out of it, saying child welfare officials would get involved, according to court documents. A week later, White noticed her daughter had circles on her neck, scratches on her face and bruises on her chin. The baby became lethargic.
On the morning of Nov. 22, White saw a grate burn and bruises on her daughter's back. Burns claimed the baby brushed against a metal heating vent. The burn pattern did not match the vent, but did resemble the markings of a charcoal grill in the kitchen.
"You took a child who was already severely burned over her legs, her lips, who has bite marks and all of these injuries to her body, who is no longer sitting up, who is not making eye contact ... and is basically laying there," Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet said.
"And you put her on a grill."
When the baby's back burns were discovered, White took the child to the hospital, where doctors found burns on 15% of her body. She and Burns were arrested. White, 22, pleaded guilty to child neglect and failing to prevent child abuse. She was sentenced in April to two years in prison and five years of extended supervision.
Burns, 21, pleaded guilty to three felonies. Four others were dismissed. When asked if he had anything to say, Burns cleared his throat before a brief statement.
"I apologize for my actions," he said. "I take full responsibility for my actions. And that's it, judge."
Dallet acknowledged Burns had a troubled life and had himself suffered horrific abuse but said nothing explains his actions, which have scarred his daughter for life.
"This was torture, absolute torture of your daughter, and it went on for many, many days," she said. "I see a lot of child abuse cases in here. I see a lot of cases of burns. I have never seen anything like this."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/father-gets-30-years-for-absolute-torture-of-baby-girl-b99526932z1-309904341.html
Father gets 30 years for 'absolute torture' of baby girl
By Ashley Luthern of the Journal Sentinel June 25, 2015
When a 10-month-old baby girl arrived at Children's Hospital last fall, her thighs were wasting away.
The front of her legs were covered with scalding burns, injuries so painful she simply stopped moving.
She had burns inside her mouth. Her neck and body were covered with bite marks and bruises. She had severe brain injuries, the kind that come from being violently shaken, slammed down or thrown.
#And the burn on her back matched the pattern of a charcoal grill in her parents' kitchen.
On Thursday, her father, Corey Burns, was sentenced to just over 30 years in prison for "cruelty and torture," as the case was described in a medical report.
"There are no words that encompass the level of depravity and the inhumanity that was shown to this child over a short period of time," Assistant District Attorney Matthew Torbenson said.
The baby and her mother, Chazzidy White, moved to Wisconsin from Texas in late October. Within days, White had a job and Burns became the child's main caregiver.
On Nov. 5, White called from work to check on the baby. Burns asked her to hurry home, saying their daughter was burned in bathwater. The explanation wasn't plausible, investigators say, because the baby was not burned on her bottom or back of her legs. She was burned only on the front, as if she was dipped in the scalding liquid.
White later told police her daughter's legs looked "like she was skinned."
White wanted to take her to the doctors, but Burns talked her out of it, saying child welfare officials would get involved, according to court documents. A week later, White noticed her daughter had circles on her neck, scratches on her face and bruises on her chin. The baby became lethargic.
On the morning of Nov. 22, White saw a grate burn and bruises on her daughter's back. Burns claimed the baby brushed against a metal heating vent. The burn pattern did not match the vent, but did resemble the markings of a charcoal grill in the kitchen.
"You took a child who was already severely burned over her legs, her lips, who has bite marks and all of these injuries to her body, who is no longer sitting up, who is not making eye contact ... and is basically laying there," Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet said.
"And you put her on a grill."
When the baby's back burns were discovered, White took the child to the hospital, where doctors found burns on 15% of her body. She and Burns were arrested. White, 22, pleaded guilty to child neglect and failing to prevent child abuse. She was sentenced in April to two years in prison and five years of extended supervision.
Burns, 21, pleaded guilty to three felonies. Four others were dismissed. When asked if he had anything to say, Burns cleared his throat before a brief statement.
"I apologize for my actions," he said. "I take full responsibility for my actions. And that's it, judge."
Dallet acknowledged Burns had a troubled life and had himself suffered horrific abuse but said nothing explains his actions, which have scarred his daughter for life.
"This was torture, absolute torture of your daughter, and it went on for many, many days," she said. "I see a lot of child abuse cases in here. I see a lot of cases of burns. I have never seen anything like this."
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Deadbeat "primary caretaker" dad charged with breaking ribs, legs of twin 5-month-old babies (Austin, Texas)
Based on what's reported here, dad JOSHUA REED FARREN sounds like a deadbeat, a chronic liar, and a sociopath--in addition to being a violent child abuser. Doesn't sound like he can even fake concern.
http://kxan.com/2015/04/22/affidavit-austin-father-fractured-infant-twins-ribs-sons-leg/
Affidavit: Austin father fractured infant twins’ ribs, son’s leg
By Eric Janzen
Published: April 22, 2015, 5:25 pm | Updated: April 22, 2015, 8:44 pm
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin father is charged with injury to a child after his 5-month-old twins were found to have several fractured ribs, according to an arrest affidavit. Joshua Reed Farren, 34, is being held in the Travis County Jail on $500,000 bond.
The mother noticed bruising on her son’s face after returning from work around midnight on Nov. 30, and she took the boy to Dell Children’s Medical Center on Dec. 1, 2014, at the request of her pediatrician. Medical staff said infant had eight fractured ribs and two fractures in his left leg.
Doctors then examined the girl and found she had four broken ribs, the affidavit said.
She told authorities that, outside of a few hours on two occasions, she and her husband were the only ones who cared for the twins. Police said Farren was surprised when he learned of his son’s injuries the next day.
“Really, that’s a shocker,” Farren said, according to the document. He also couldn’t tell police where the injuries came from. “I honestly don’t know. You know, unless it’s some way we hold him or something.”
When the officer asked why he wasn’t at the hospital with his wife and children, Farren said his wife had asked him to stay home and get some sleep. Farren then told the officer he had just finished watching a movie when police showed up to his home at 2:30 a.m.
A Child Abuse Resources and Education team said there was no medical history that would account for the twins’ injuries and they were not consistent with birth trauma. The injuries to the boy were likely from shaking or throwing the child, the team is reported as saying.
Despite no longer caring for the children and being unemployed, the affidavit said Farren told detectives he would not have time to meet with them for the foreseeable future. He also declined to provide a statement.
A first-degree felony conviction carries a punishment of 5-99 years in prison.
http://kxan.com/2015/04/22/affidavit-austin-father-fractured-infant-twins-ribs-sons-leg/
Affidavit: Austin father fractured infant twins’ ribs, son’s leg
By Eric Janzen
Published: April 22, 2015, 5:25 pm | Updated: April 22, 2015, 8:44 pm
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin father is charged with injury to a child after his 5-month-old twins were found to have several fractured ribs, according to an arrest affidavit. Joshua Reed Farren, 34, is being held in the Travis County Jail on $500,000 bond.
The mother noticed bruising on her son’s face after returning from work around midnight on Nov. 30, and she took the boy to Dell Children’s Medical Center on Dec. 1, 2014, at the request of her pediatrician. Medical staff said infant had eight fractured ribs and two fractures in his left leg.
Doctors then examined the girl and found she had four broken ribs, the affidavit said.
She told authorities that, outside of a few hours on two occasions, she and her husband were the only ones who cared for the twins. Police said Farren was surprised when he learned of his son’s injuries the next day.
“Really, that’s a shocker,” Farren said, according to the document. He also couldn’t tell police where the injuries came from. “I honestly don’t know. You know, unless it’s some way we hold him or something.”
When the officer asked why he wasn’t at the hospital with his wife and children, Farren said his wife had asked him to stay home and get some sleep. Farren then told the officer he had just finished watching a movie when police showed up to his home at 2:30 a.m.
A Child Abuse Resources and Education team said there was no medical history that would account for the twins’ injuries and they were not consistent with birth trauma. The injuries to the boy were likely from shaking or throwing the child, the team is reported as saying.
Despite no longer caring for the children and being unemployed, the affidavit said Farren told detectives he would not have time to meet with them for the foreseeable future. He also declined to provide a statement.
A first-degree felony conviction carries a punishment of 5-99 years in prison.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Custodial dad's murder of 5-year-old daughter was "preventable" (Tallahassee, Florida)
More on custodial dad and child killer JOHN JONCHUCK.
Of course this murder was preventable. Stop giving abusers custody. No access=no murders.
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/02/domestic-violence-could-have-raised-red-flag-in-death/
Domestic Violence Could Have Raised ‘Red Flag’ In Death
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida // February 11, 2015
5-year-old's death 'was preventable'
Amid an uproar over the death of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck, whose father is accused of dropping her from a bridge into Tampa Bay last month, questions are being raised about whether domestic-violence allegations should have alerted authorities to concerns about the girl's safety. Experts say a history of stalking, battery and domestic-violence arrests involving John Jonchuck should have disqualified him as Phoebe's custodial parent.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — Amid an uproar over the death of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck, whose father is accused of dropping her from a bridge into Tampa Bay last month, questions are being raised about whether domestic-violence allegations should have alerted authorities to concerns about the girl’s safety.
#Experts say a history of stalking, battery and domestic-violence arrests involving John Jonchuck should have disqualified him as Phoebe’s custodial parent. “
They never should have given the dad custody of this child,” said Linda Osmundson, executive director of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), a battered-women’s shelter in St. Petersburg. “It was a preventable death.”
Robin Hassler Thompson
“There is a very large correlation, an overlap, between woman abuse and child abuse,” said Robin Hassler Thompson, who served as director of former Gov. Lawton Chiles’ Domestic Violence Task Force. “The range in terms of the research is that between 30 and 70 percent of the cases where you have domestic violence, you have child abuse. And that is a huge red flag.”
A report released Monday on Phoebe’s death showed that John Jonchuck’s background includes a number of arrests for domestic violence, battery and stalking — in incidents involving Phoebe’s mother, his own mother and two other women.
The report also pointed to allegations against Phoebe’s mother, Michelle Kerr.
“Viewing the combined collection of law enforcement, legal and child welfare-related events connected to this family reveals an established pattern of domestic violence,” the report said.
Rita Smith, former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence who now works with the National Football League on spouse-abuse issues, said simply witnessing family violence can damage children’s health, social skills and academic performance.
“Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to repeat that pattern and become either an abuser or a victim,” Smith said. “There’s just too much history in this one case.”
The report also coupled Jonchuck’s alleged history of violence with “concerns regarding substance abuse and mental health issues that should have been viewed as indicators of maladaptive family functioning.”
In other words, the three biggest risk factors for child fatalities, domestic violence, mental illness and substance abuse, were all part of Phoebe’s story.
A fourth risk factor, the age of the child, applies to her as well. The youngest children are the most at risk, and Jonchuck was arrested for domestic violence the year Phoebe was born and four times more during her life.
The report was the work of the Critical Incident Rapid Response Team, which was created last year as part of a child-welfare reform bill and included an expert on the dynamics of domestic violence.
The pattern of arrests in the family shifted in June 2013, after Jonchuck was arrested for an altercation with Kerr, whereupon he and Phoebe moved out.
About two weeks later, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted a child-protective investigation, but did not refer either Jonchuck or Phoebe for services. According to the report, this was because Jonchuck and Kerr were no longer living together.
“This contributed to the situation being primarily viewed as rooted in the problematic relationship between the two adults, with the majority of safety concerns arising out of their altercations,” found the report.
“There is also no documentation of (Jonchuck) being offered any kind of services despite the fact that the investigation was closed with a verified finding and he had become the sole primary caretaker since the event that primarily led to the finding.”
At that point, after repeated arrests for alleged battery and domestic violence, Jonchuck began trying to establish legal custody of Phoebe.
In June 2013, he was granted a domestic-violence injunction against Kerr, prohibiting her from contacting him.
In 2014, he filed for three more injunctions, two against Kerr and one against another woman. All three were denied.
“The appearance that subsequent reports were related as much to custody struggles as child welfare concerns contributed to future decision-making throughout the remainder of the case,” noted the report. #Hassler Thompson observed that women as well as men abuse their partners.
But she also said that experts in the dynamics of domestic violence are familiar with the use of the courts to commit what some call “abuse by litigation.”
“We see quite often that abusers will use the system against the victim,” she said.
“They flip it on its head. What you really need to do as a judge, as an advocate, is to look at these cases and make sure that the person who’s coming forward is the true victim, and that you have a complete list of all the incidences of domestic violence that have come to the attention of the system.”
Additionally, said Leisa Wiseman of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, having an expert on spouse abuse at the table is crucial to accurately assessing the threat to a child’s safety.
Wiseman pointed to her group’s collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, which pairs experts in child abuse with experts in spouse abuse.
The program expanded last year from 12 counties to approximately 45, working “to build the capacity of child protective investigators and case managers to understand the dynamics of domestic violence.”
Of course this murder was preventable. Stop giving abusers custody. No access=no murders.
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2015/02/domestic-violence-could-have-raised-red-flag-in-death/
Domestic Violence Could Have Raised ‘Red Flag’ In Death
By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida // February 11, 2015
5-year-old's death 'was preventable'
Amid an uproar over the death of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck, whose father is accused of dropping her from a bridge into Tampa Bay last month, questions are being raised about whether domestic-violence allegations should have alerted authorities to concerns about the girl's safety. Experts say a history of stalking, battery and domestic-violence arrests involving John Jonchuck should have disqualified him as Phoebe's custodial parent.
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — Amid an uproar over the death of 5-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck, whose father is accused of dropping her from a bridge into Tampa Bay last month, questions are being raised about whether domestic-violence allegations should have alerted authorities to concerns about the girl’s safety.
#Experts say a history of stalking, battery and domestic-violence arrests involving John Jonchuck should have disqualified him as Phoebe’s custodial parent. “
They never should have given the dad custody of this child,” said Linda Osmundson, executive director of Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), a battered-women’s shelter in St. Petersburg. “It was a preventable death.”
Robin Hassler Thompson
“There is a very large correlation, an overlap, between woman abuse and child abuse,” said Robin Hassler Thompson, who served as director of former Gov. Lawton Chiles’ Domestic Violence Task Force. “The range in terms of the research is that between 30 and 70 percent of the cases where you have domestic violence, you have child abuse. And that is a huge red flag.”
A report released Monday on Phoebe’s death showed that John Jonchuck’s background includes a number of arrests for domestic violence, battery and stalking — in incidents involving Phoebe’s mother, his own mother and two other women.
The report also pointed to allegations against Phoebe’s mother, Michelle Kerr.
“Viewing the combined collection of law enforcement, legal and child welfare-related events connected to this family reveals an established pattern of domestic violence,” the report said.
Rita Smith, former executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence who now works with the National Football League on spouse-abuse issues, said simply witnessing family violence can damage children’s health, social skills and academic performance.
“Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to repeat that pattern and become either an abuser or a victim,” Smith said. “There’s just too much history in this one case.”
The report also coupled Jonchuck’s alleged history of violence with “concerns regarding substance abuse and mental health issues that should have been viewed as indicators of maladaptive family functioning.”
In other words, the three biggest risk factors for child fatalities, domestic violence, mental illness and substance abuse, were all part of Phoebe’s story.
A fourth risk factor, the age of the child, applies to her as well. The youngest children are the most at risk, and Jonchuck was arrested for domestic violence the year Phoebe was born and four times more during her life.
The report was the work of the Critical Incident Rapid Response Team, which was created last year as part of a child-welfare reform bill and included an expert on the dynamics of domestic violence.
The pattern of arrests in the family shifted in June 2013, after Jonchuck was arrested for an altercation with Kerr, whereupon he and Phoebe moved out.
About two weeks later, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted a child-protective investigation, but did not refer either Jonchuck or Phoebe for services. According to the report, this was because Jonchuck and Kerr were no longer living together.
“This contributed to the situation being primarily viewed as rooted in the problematic relationship between the two adults, with the majority of safety concerns arising out of their altercations,” found the report.
“There is also no documentation of (Jonchuck) being offered any kind of services despite the fact that the investigation was closed with a verified finding and he had become the sole primary caretaker since the event that primarily led to the finding.”
At that point, after repeated arrests for alleged battery and domestic violence, Jonchuck began trying to establish legal custody of Phoebe.
In June 2013, he was granted a domestic-violence injunction against Kerr, prohibiting her from contacting him.
In 2014, he filed for three more injunctions, two against Kerr and one against another woman. All three were denied.
“The appearance that subsequent reports were related as much to custody struggles as child welfare concerns contributed to future decision-making throughout the remainder of the case,” noted the report. #Hassler Thompson observed that women as well as men abuse their partners.
But she also said that experts in the dynamics of domestic violence are familiar with the use of the courts to commit what some call “abuse by litigation.”
“We see quite often that abusers will use the system against the victim,” she said.
“They flip it on its head. What you really need to do as a judge, as an advocate, is to look at these cases and make sure that the person who’s coming forward is the true victim, and that you have a complete list of all the incidences of domestic violence that have come to the attention of the system.”
Additionally, said Leisa Wiseman of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, having an expert on spouse abuse at the table is crucial to accurately assessing the threat to a child’s safety.
Wiseman pointed to her group’s collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, which pairs experts in child abuse with experts in spouse abuse.
The program expanded last year from 12 counties to approximately 45, working “to build the capacity of child protective investigators and case managers to understand the dynamics of domestic violence.”
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Custodial "caretaker" dad charged with severely beating 6-month-old son (Pulaski, Virginia)
So it appears Dad STEVEN EDWARD AKERS got custody because Mom was in jail for some dubious reason, like "getting caught up with the wrong people." Does that mean drugs? Who knows. At any rate, Dad sounds much worse, and he was still walking around. And nearly killing his infant son in the process.
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/pulaski-man-charged-with-abusing-6monthold-son/28110174
Pulaski man charged with abusing 6-month-old son
WDBJ7 New River Valley Newsroom Bureau Chief Orlando Salinas Orlando
POSTED: 06:00 PM EDT Sep 17, 2014
PULASKI, Va. -- - A Pulaski father is accused of severely beating his 6-month old son.
We got a tip from a viewer late Tuesday night about this story. This reporter found out both the baby's father and mother are in jail.
Ashley White said she knew the baby's family. This reporter showed a picture of the injured baby to White.
"Stories like this just absolutely eat me alive. I don't see how anyone can ever do this to a poor innocent child," White said.
Pulaski Police Detective Wes Ratcliff said that last Friday at around 10 p.m. they got a phone call.
"An anonymous caller called the police department and wanted the officers to do a welfare check on an infant, 6-months-old," Ratcliff said.
Ratcliff said officers showed up at the Washington Square apartment complex. They rang the bell and knocked on the door.
"When the infant was found, we did find him with severe injuries. It did take the officers some time to locate the caretaker of the child," Ratcliff said.
That caretaker was the baby's father, 23-year-old Steven Edward Akers. He is in jail, charged with child abuse and neglect of his son, Steven, who carries his father's first name.
Steven Akers' Facebook page is full of photographs. His profile picture shows him holding his son.
Police tell me the baby's mother is also in jail in Central Virginia on an unrelated charge.
White said until Wednesday, she never knew the baby was in any danger.
"She was a good person from what I understand. She got caught up with the wrong people. She was in jail and I guess she trusted the guy she left the baby with," White said.
Detective Ratcliff offered the final word on 6-month-old Steven.
"The baby is safe. We caught it in time, thanks to an anonymous caller. And she saved that baby's life," Ratcliff said.
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/pulaski-man-charged-with-abusing-6monthold-son/28110174
Pulaski man charged with abusing 6-month-old son
WDBJ7 New River Valley Newsroom Bureau Chief Orlando Salinas Orlando
POSTED: 06:00 PM EDT Sep 17, 2014
PULASKI, Va. -- - A Pulaski father is accused of severely beating his 6-month old son.
We got a tip from a viewer late Tuesday night about this story. This reporter found out both the baby's father and mother are in jail.
Ashley White said she knew the baby's family. This reporter showed a picture of the injured baby to White.
"Stories like this just absolutely eat me alive. I don't see how anyone can ever do this to a poor innocent child," White said.
Pulaski Police Detective Wes Ratcliff said that last Friday at around 10 p.m. they got a phone call.
"An anonymous caller called the police department and wanted the officers to do a welfare check on an infant, 6-months-old," Ratcliff said.
Ratcliff said officers showed up at the Washington Square apartment complex. They rang the bell and knocked on the door.
"When the infant was found, we did find him with severe injuries. It did take the officers some time to locate the caretaker of the child," Ratcliff said.
That caretaker was the baby's father, 23-year-old Steven Edward Akers. He is in jail, charged with child abuse and neglect of his son, Steven, who carries his father's first name.
Steven Akers' Facebook page is full of photographs. His profile picture shows him holding his son.
Police tell me the baby's mother is also in jail in Central Virginia on an unrelated charge.
White said until Wednesday, she never knew the baby was in any danger.
"She was a good person from what I understand. She got caught up with the wrong people. She was in jail and I guess she trusted the guy she left the baby with," White said.
Detective Ratcliff offered the final word on 6-month-old Steven.
"The baby is safe. We caught it in time, thanks to an anonymous caller. And she saved that baby's life," Ratcliff said.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Media confirmation: Dad charged with 1st-degree murder of 5-year-old son WAS custodial "primary caretaker" with mom "not in picture"; who gave this abuser child custody? (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
How and why did dad VERNELL DAY get custody of this boy? What judge gave it to him? Why is the mother "not in the picture"? Was she forced out by this abuser? Lots of unanswered questions STILL.
http://www.nola.com/crime/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/08/5-year-old_boy_dies_in_hospita.html
5-year-old boy dies in hospital after father allegedly beats him, Baton Rouge police report Vernell Day, 36, has been booked on first-degree murder after he allegedly abused his 5-year-old son.
By Quincy Hodges, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on August 21, 2014 at 8:35 AM, updated August 21, 2014 at 9:43 PM
A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday night after his father allegedly abused him earlier this week, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Don Coppola Jr.
Jay'v'une Bergin died at a local hospital after suffering multiple brain bleeds, bruising of various stages of healing and contusions to the forehead along with signs of malnourishment.
His father, Vernell Day, is now being booked on first-degree murder charges.
Coppola says Day's son was taken to the hospital around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Hospital personnel then contacted the police to report a possible child abuse. Police then executed a search warrant at the home on 48th Street, where they found a handgun and placed Day under arrest.
Coppola said police had enough evidence to apprehend Day. Coppola said Day, 36, refused to make any statements to law enforcement regarding the allegations. However, when Day was being transported to the Parish Prison, he told reporters, "I did not beat my son."
Coppola says Day was the primary caretaker of his son and the child's mother was currently not in the picture. Coppola added that the boy might have other siblings.
Day was also booked on a felon in possession of a firearm charge.
http://www.nola.com/crime/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/08/5-year-old_boy_dies_in_hospita.html
5-year-old boy dies in hospital after father allegedly beats him, Baton Rouge police report Vernell Day, 36, has been booked on first-degree murder after he allegedly abused his 5-year-old son.
By Quincy Hodges, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on August 21, 2014 at 8:35 AM, updated August 21, 2014 at 9:43 PM
A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday night after his father allegedly abused him earlier this week, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Don Coppola Jr.
Jay'v'une Bergin died at a local hospital after suffering multiple brain bleeds, bruising of various stages of healing and contusions to the forehead along with signs of malnourishment.
His father, Vernell Day, is now being booked on first-degree murder charges.
Coppola says Day's son was taken to the hospital around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Hospital personnel then contacted the police to report a possible child abuse. Police then executed a search warrant at the home on 48th Street, where they found a handgun and placed Day under arrest.
Coppola said police had enough evidence to apprehend Day. Coppola said Day, 36, refused to make any statements to law enforcement regarding the allegations. However, when Day was being transported to the Parish Prison, he told reporters, "I did not beat my son."
Coppola says Day was the primary caretaker of his son and the child's mother was currently not in the picture. Coppola added that the boy might have other siblings.
Day was also booked on a felon in possession of a firearm charge.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Stay-at-home dad with felony record convicted of manslaughter in death of 3-month-old daughter (York, North Carolina)
Dad is identified as SAMUEL WHITE.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/17/5050502/father-who-suffocated-baby-while.html#.U8mC7NfD-S1
Father who suffocated baby while drunk sentenced to prison
By Andrew Dys
Posted: Thursday, Jul. 17, 2014
YORK On Dec. 2, when Samuel White was supposed to be watching his “miracle baby” Ja’Leyah who had survived her mother’s leap from a burning building before Ja’Leyah was even born, White got drunk instead.
White left the baby alone for hours at a stretch that December day. He made two trips to the liquor store, knocking back a fifth of E&J gin and a 12-pack of Bud as a chaser.
He bought a cellphone and hung out with his buddies in the parking lot of the Oak Hollow Apartments, as Ja’Leyah cried, alone, in the playpen in the apartment.
He smoked marijuana joints and washed it down with more gin and a couple extra beers as Ja’Leyah’s mother worked the second of two full-time minimum wage jobs to support the family.
Then White finally passed out drunk in the bed with Ja’Leyah right next to him. White then killed her when he rolled over on her.
The “miracle baby”, a name that White called Ja’Leyah after the apartment fire, suffocated.
Ja’Leyah White, born Sept. 2, 2013, was exactly 3 months old.
Thursday in court, White admitted it all and was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and unlawful child neglect. The sentence handed down by Judge Frank Addy was the maximum allowed under South Carolina law after prosecutors agreed to drop the initial charge of homicide by child abuse. All sides agreed that while White was drunk and high, and had been day in and day out instead of caring for his daughter, he did not intentionally harm Ja’Leyah.
But the result was the same, said Addy, as social services agents had already banned White from being alone with his daughter because of his well-known drunken episodes and penchant for hanging out with his pals instead of watching his tiny daughter.
Prosecutors were “extremely generous” in dropping the homicide charge because of the lack of intent, said Addy, but that didn’t mean that White was any less responsible for Ja’Leyah’s death. White, a two-time convicted felon, could have faced life in prison if convicted of homicide by child abuse.
More, White had signed an agreement with the S.C. Department of Social Services weeks before Ja’Leyah’s death, that stated he would not be alone with the baby because of several reports and complaints from neighbors about White’s constant drinking and leaving Ja’Leyah unattended.
“The first obligation of this state is to protect the people who can’t protect themselves,” Addy told a trembling and sobbing White in court. “I have to try to send a message so that other people do not suffer as your daughter suffered. You weren’t even supposed to be around that child. You posed a clear and imminent danger to that child just by being around her.”
White expressed remorse, saying he is “sorry” and that he will live with the guilt for the rest of his life.
“I would do anything to bring my daughter back,” White said in court. “I wish it could have been me. My daughter had her whole life ahead of her.”
Despite losing her only child, Mandi Coley, Ja’Leyah’s mother, defended White in court and asked for leniency. Coley, who was seven months’ pregnant in July 2013 when she and White had to leap from the second floor of the burning apartment building, had to climb in through the window the night her daughter died because White was so drunk he could not answer the door. Coley had worked 16 straight hours at Bojangles’ and Wal-Mart on Dec. 2 and told police she had to physically beat White to get him off Ja’Leyah that night.
Yet, Coley said in court, White was “an amazing father,” who “would not intentionally hurt his child.”
White’s lawyer, assistant public defender Phil Smith, described White as a “severe alcoholic” who was so wasted on booze and dope the day of Ja’Leyah’s death that White’s memory of the day is hazy. Yet, Smith said, White has “overwhelming grief” and admits responsibility.
A cousin of White’s broke down in court, saying he and others should have intervened before White’s drinking and neglect turned deadly.
Yet prosecutor Willy Thompson described Samuel White’s daily drunken binges as White’s choice, where White chose to leave Ja’Leyah crying in the apartment while White drank and hung out and made trips to the store.
White did not shake Ja’Leyah to death, said Thompson the prosecutor. White did not beat his child. But what White did do was get high and drunk on Dec. 2 with his buddies instead of watching his daughter.
White’s constant neglect was “a loaded gun waiting to go off,” Thompson said.
The gun finally went off Dec. 2. The bullet was the gin and pot, the beer and the disdain.
Ja’Leyah White, the “miracle baby,” of Rock Hill’s apartment fire, ran out of miracles when her drunken father rolled over on her in bed and the child who wasn’t even yet 10 pounds died gasping for air.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/17/5050502/father-who-suffocated-baby-while.html#.U8mC7NfD-S1
Father who suffocated baby while drunk sentenced to prison
By Andrew Dys
Posted: Thursday, Jul. 17, 2014
YORK On Dec. 2, when Samuel White was supposed to be watching his “miracle baby” Ja’Leyah who had survived her mother’s leap from a burning building before Ja’Leyah was even born, White got drunk instead.
White left the baby alone for hours at a stretch that December day. He made two trips to the liquor store, knocking back a fifth of E&J gin and a 12-pack of Bud as a chaser.
He bought a cellphone and hung out with his buddies in the parking lot of the Oak Hollow Apartments, as Ja’Leyah cried, alone, in the playpen in the apartment.
He smoked marijuana joints and washed it down with more gin and a couple extra beers as Ja’Leyah’s mother worked the second of two full-time minimum wage jobs to support the family.
Then White finally passed out drunk in the bed with Ja’Leyah right next to him. White then killed her when he rolled over on her.
The “miracle baby”, a name that White called Ja’Leyah after the apartment fire, suffocated.
Ja’Leyah White, born Sept. 2, 2013, was exactly 3 months old.
Thursday in court, White admitted it all and was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and unlawful child neglect. The sentence handed down by Judge Frank Addy was the maximum allowed under South Carolina law after prosecutors agreed to drop the initial charge of homicide by child abuse. All sides agreed that while White was drunk and high, and had been day in and day out instead of caring for his daughter, he did not intentionally harm Ja’Leyah.
But the result was the same, said Addy, as social services agents had already banned White from being alone with his daughter because of his well-known drunken episodes and penchant for hanging out with his pals instead of watching his tiny daughter.
Prosecutors were “extremely generous” in dropping the homicide charge because of the lack of intent, said Addy, but that didn’t mean that White was any less responsible for Ja’Leyah’s death. White, a two-time convicted felon, could have faced life in prison if convicted of homicide by child abuse.
More, White had signed an agreement with the S.C. Department of Social Services weeks before Ja’Leyah’s death, that stated he would not be alone with the baby because of several reports and complaints from neighbors about White’s constant drinking and leaving Ja’Leyah unattended.
“The first obligation of this state is to protect the people who can’t protect themselves,” Addy told a trembling and sobbing White in court. “I have to try to send a message so that other people do not suffer as your daughter suffered. You weren’t even supposed to be around that child. You posed a clear and imminent danger to that child just by being around her.”
White expressed remorse, saying he is “sorry” and that he will live with the guilt for the rest of his life.
“I would do anything to bring my daughter back,” White said in court. “I wish it could have been me. My daughter had her whole life ahead of her.”
Despite losing her only child, Mandi Coley, Ja’Leyah’s mother, defended White in court and asked for leniency. Coley, who was seven months’ pregnant in July 2013 when she and White had to leap from the second floor of the burning apartment building, had to climb in through the window the night her daughter died because White was so drunk he could not answer the door. Coley had worked 16 straight hours at Bojangles’ and Wal-Mart on Dec. 2 and told police she had to physically beat White to get him off Ja’Leyah that night.
Yet, Coley said in court, White was “an amazing father,” who “would not intentionally hurt his child.”
White’s lawyer, assistant public defender Phil Smith, described White as a “severe alcoholic” who was so wasted on booze and dope the day of Ja’Leyah’s death that White’s memory of the day is hazy. Yet, Smith said, White has “overwhelming grief” and admits responsibility.
A cousin of White’s broke down in court, saying he and others should have intervened before White’s drinking and neglect turned deadly.
Yet prosecutor Willy Thompson described Samuel White’s daily drunken binges as White’s choice, where White chose to leave Ja’Leyah crying in the apartment while White drank and hung out and made trips to the store.
White did not shake Ja’Leyah to death, said Thompson the prosecutor. White did not beat his child. But what White did do was get high and drunk on Dec. 2 with his buddies instead of watching his daughter.
White’s constant neglect was “a loaded gun waiting to go off,” Thompson said.
The gun finally went off Dec. 2. The bullet was the gin and pot, the beer and the disdain.
Ja’Leyah White, the “miracle baby,” of Rock Hill’s apartment fire, ran out of miracles when her drunken father rolled over on her in bed and the child who wasn’t even yet 10 pounds died gasping for air.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
"Primary caretaker" dad charged with abusing 5-month-old baby (Smith County, Texas)
Primary caretaker? Primary abuser is more like it. Once again, a daddy with a trigger temper and no nurturing abilities bashes the baby. Wonder what happened to Mom? Was she working and supporting the family while this @sshole ***ed up?
Dad is identified as JERROD DERAY PHILLIPS.
http://m.kltv.com/#!/newsDetail/25379910
East Texas father charged with injuring infant
By KLTV Digital Media Staff
Updated: 04/29/2014 1:42 pm EDT
An East Texas father has been charged for injury to a child. On Thursday afternoon, the Smith County Sheriff's Department responded to a call for help in the 16000 block of FM 2767. The call said that a 5-month-old was unresponsive in the residence. The baby was taken by ETMC EMS by ambulance to Trinity Mother Frances and was then flown on to Children's Medical Center in Dallas to receive further treatment. Injuries suffered were two subdural hematomas, to each side of the child's brain, and bruising to the lower back. Family members told Sheriff's deputies that the baby had fallen from a bed, injuring its head. The father of the injured infant, Jarrod Deray Phillips, the primary care giver, told detectives that he was the only person with the child when the injuries occurred. Philips, 33 of Tyler, was booked into the Smith County Jail on April 24 for an outstanding charge of Possession of Marijuana. On April 25, representatives of Children’s Medical Center in Dallas told Smith County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Shoemaker, that the injuries the infant sustained were not consistent with the story provided by Phillips. Dr. Cox, with the Reach Team at Children's Medical Center, advised that there were no injuries to the outside of the victim's head, that would usually be associated with the fall. Upon further investigation and an interview with Mr. Phillips, he was charged with Injury to a Child. According to the Arrest Warrant Affidavit, Phillips is being charged with Injury to a Child (seriously bodily injury), a felony of the first degree. Judge Christi Kennedy of the 114th District Court set Phillips’ bond at $750,000. Jarrod Deray Phillips remains in the Smith County Jail.
Dad is identified as JERROD DERAY PHILLIPS.
http://m.kltv.com/#!/newsDetail/25379910
East Texas father charged with injuring infant
By KLTV Digital Media Staff
Updated: 04/29/2014 1:42 pm EDT
An East Texas father has been charged for injury to a child. On Thursday afternoon, the Smith County Sheriff's Department responded to a call for help in the 16000 block of FM 2767. The call said that a 5-month-old was unresponsive in the residence. The baby was taken by ETMC EMS by ambulance to Trinity Mother Frances and was then flown on to Children's Medical Center in Dallas to receive further treatment. Injuries suffered were two subdural hematomas, to each side of the child's brain, and bruising to the lower back. Family members told Sheriff's deputies that the baby had fallen from a bed, injuring its head. The father of the injured infant, Jarrod Deray Phillips, the primary care giver, told detectives that he was the only person with the child when the injuries occurred. Philips, 33 of Tyler, was booked into the Smith County Jail on April 24 for an outstanding charge of Possession of Marijuana. On April 25, representatives of Children’s Medical Center in Dallas told Smith County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Shoemaker, that the injuries the infant sustained were not consistent with the story provided by Phillips. Dr. Cox, with the Reach Team at Children's Medical Center, advised that there were no injuries to the outside of the victim's head, that would usually be associated with the fall. Upon further investigation and an interview with Mr. Phillips, he was charged with Injury to a Child. According to the Arrest Warrant Affidavit, Phillips is being charged with Injury to a Child (seriously bodily injury), a felony of the first degree. Judge Christi Kennedy of the 114th District Court set Phillips’ bond at $750,000. Jarrod Deray Phillips remains in the Smith County Jail.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
"Caretaker" dad neglects kids while mom works (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Contrary to the warm and fuzzy articles you see in your Sunday paper, there are too many "stay-at-home" dads who sound just like this one--unemployed/unemployable deadbeats with drug/alcohol problems. Mom is forced to work to support the family while Daddy does nothing but f*** up (at least this one didn't kill a child because he was "frustrated".) Meanwhile, she can't kick him out or he'll get joint custody (if she's lucky) or even full custody.
Dad is identified as STEPHEN ANTHONY FELTS.
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140422/LOCAL07/304229939/1043/LOCAL07
Published: April 22, 2014 3:00 a.m.
Neglect charged in toddler case
The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne man who left two toddlers outside and his infant in an apartment alone was charged Monday with neglect of a dependent.
According to court documents, a woman called police about 8 p.m. Nov. 28 and said she found two toddlers out in the cold crying in front of a home.
The woman took the children inside and waited for police.
Officers could hear a child crying inside, according to court documents.
After entering the home, officers found an infant on the couch crying and no adults in the apartment.
While police waited for the Department of Child Services to arrive, Stephen Anthony Felts returned to the apartment and told officers he had gone out for a cellphone charger.
Felts, the father of the infant, was responsible for watching the children while their mother was at work, court documents said.
Felts, 28, told police he went next door to get the charger and when he returned he saw police and thought he might be arrested for trespassing. Officers said
Felts smelled of alcohol, the documents said. Felts said he had been drinking earlier in the day, but refused alcohol or drug testing.
Felts, of the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue, had not been arrested Monday.
Dad is identified as STEPHEN ANTHONY FELTS.
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140422/LOCAL07/304229939/1043/LOCAL07
Published: April 22, 2014 3:00 a.m.
Neglect charged in toddler case
The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne man who left two toddlers outside and his infant in an apartment alone was charged Monday with neglect of a dependent.
According to court documents, a woman called police about 8 p.m. Nov. 28 and said she found two toddlers out in the cold crying in front of a home.
The woman took the children inside and waited for police.
Officers could hear a child crying inside, according to court documents.
After entering the home, officers found an infant on the couch crying and no adults in the apartment.
While police waited for the Department of Child Services to arrive, Stephen Anthony Felts returned to the apartment and told officers he had gone out for a cellphone charger.
Felts, the father of the infant, was responsible for watching the children while their mother was at work, court documents said.
Felts, 28, told police he went next door to get the charger and when he returned he saw police and thought he might be arrested for trespassing. Officers said
Felts smelled of alcohol, the documents said. Felts said he had been drinking earlier in the day, but refused alcohol or drug testing.
Felts, of the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue, had not been arrested Monday.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
"Primary caretaker" dad arrested for smothering to death 16-month-old son so he could play video games (Citrus County, Florida)
This is not unheard of behavior for young male "caretakers." Many of them are video game addicts these days. There was a recent case just like this in Korea. Check out the video game and video game tabs for other examples.
Dad is identified as CODY WYGANT.
http://www.hngn.com/articles/29169/20140418/father-arrested-smothering-son-death-play-video-games.htm
Update: The New York Post reports that this dipsh** was the primary caretaker. Lord help us....
Father Arrested For Smothering Son To Death So He Could Play Video Games
By Oulimata Ba | Apr 18, 2014 12:00 PM EDT
A father in Florida was arrested for smothering his son to death so he could get back to playing video games, police said Friday.
Cody Wygant is accused of suffocating his 16-month-old son Daymeon in an attempt to quiet him because he was crying, the Associated Press reported. Police said the father was upset because he could not focus on the video games he was playing on an Xbox. Wygant, 24, was arrested and held without bail at the Citrus County Jail.
"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son- it just baffles the mind," Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told the AP. "Our only sense of relief now comes from knowing that we did exactly what we needed to do to bring justice to him swiftly. Our prayers go out to those who knew and loved Daymeon."
Daymeon Wygant was pronounced dead on Thursday when emergency responders brought him to a hospital. The father was charged with third-degree murder and child neglect.
Police said the father covered his son's nose and mouth for about four minutes before placing him in a playpen and wrapping his body and head in bedcovers, the AP reported. Cody Wygnant did not check on his son until five hours later. During that time Cody played games on his Xbox and watched episodes of the TV show "Fringe."
Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive by the time Cody checked on him, police told the AP.
Cody told police the baby was placed in the playpen at around 7 a.m. Thursday. But Cody admitted to suffocating the child at around 1 a.m. that morning, the AP reported.
The child's mother, Cody's girlfriend, was not home at the time of the incident. The two have another child, a 3-month-old girl, who was taken by the Department of Children and Families.
Results from an autopsy performed on the son were not released to the media.
Dad is identified as CODY WYGANT.
http://www.hngn.com/articles/29169/20140418/father-arrested-smothering-son-death-play-video-games.htm
Update: The New York Post reports that this dipsh** was the primary caretaker. Lord help us....
Father Arrested For Smothering Son To Death So He Could Play Video Games
By Oulimata Ba | Apr 18, 2014 12:00 PM EDT
A father in Florida was arrested for smothering his son to death so he could get back to playing video games, police said Friday.
Cody Wygant is accused of suffocating his 16-month-old son Daymeon in an attempt to quiet him because he was crying, the Associated Press reported. Police said the father was upset because he could not focus on the video games he was playing on an Xbox. Wygant, 24, was arrested and held without bail at the Citrus County Jail.
"It is inconceivable that a father could kill his infant son- it just baffles the mind," Sheriff Jeff Dawsy told the AP. "Our only sense of relief now comes from knowing that we did exactly what we needed to do to bring justice to him swiftly. Our prayers go out to those who knew and loved Daymeon."
Daymeon Wygant was pronounced dead on Thursday when emergency responders brought him to a hospital. The father was charged with third-degree murder and child neglect.
Police said the father covered his son's nose and mouth for about four minutes before placing him in a playpen and wrapping his body and head in bedcovers, the AP reported. Cody Wygnant did not check on his son until five hours later. During that time Cody played games on his Xbox and watched episodes of the TV show "Fringe."
Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive by the time Cody checked on him, police told the AP.
Cody told police the baby was placed in the playpen at around 7 a.m. Thursday. But Cody admitted to suffocating the child at around 1 a.m. that morning, the AP reported.
The child's mother, Cody's girlfriend, was not home at the time of the incident. The two have another child, a 3-month-old girl, who was taken by the Department of Children and Families.
Results from an autopsy performed on the son were not released to the media.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Custodial dad murders 2-year-old son so he could play online games (Taegu, South Korea)
This happens in other countries too. Mom is the only one who is willing to work for a living, so the deadbeat dad gets drafted into caretaking. Too often these guys are short-tempered, volatile idiots who are, yes, addicted to video games and non-stop fun. This dad is identified only as CHUNG.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605243/Korean-gaming-addict-suffocated-infant-son-leave-house-playing-online-games-hours-internet-cafe.html
Korean gaming addict 'suffocated his infant son' so he could leave the house to go back to playing online games for hours at an internet cafe
Police arrested 22-year-old man after discovering child's body near his home
The man, identified by his surname Chung, had reported the boy missing Officers had believed he left his son to starve to death while playing games
But he later confessed to suffocating the child more than a month ago
By James Rush
Published: 11:27 EST, 15 April 2014 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 15 April 2014
A father has been charged for the murder of his two-year-old son after he admitted suffocating the child so he could leave the house and go back to playing online games at an internet cafe. Police arrested the unemployed 22-year-old, in the city of Taegu, South Korea, on Sunday after finding the body of his child in a suitcase wrapped in a trash bag near his home.
The man, identified only by his surname Chung, had earlier reported the boy missing.
An unemployed father has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old son. South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body
Officers initially believed he had left his son to starve to death by abandoning him for 10 days while playing games.
But Chung later confessed to 'covering the child's nose and mouth with his hand,' more than a month ago, killing him so that he could go to an internet cafe, a police officer said.
The whereabouts of the infant's mother was not clear, although local news reports said she had been away from the house for some time working in a factory.
South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body.
Online game addiction is seen as a serious social issue in South Korea which has near-universal availability of high-speed internet.
The government has tried to limit minors from going online to play late in the evening by cutting their connections.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605243/Korean-gaming-addict-suffocated-infant-son-leave-house-playing-online-games-hours-internet-cafe.html
Korean gaming addict 'suffocated his infant son' so he could leave the house to go back to playing online games for hours at an internet cafe
Police arrested 22-year-old man after discovering child's body near his home
The man, identified by his surname Chung, had reported the boy missing Officers had believed he left his son to starve to death while playing games
But he later confessed to suffocating the child more than a month ago
By James Rush
Published: 11:27 EST, 15 April 2014 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 15 April 2014
A father has been charged for the murder of his two-year-old son after he admitted suffocating the child so he could leave the house and go back to playing online games at an internet cafe. Police arrested the unemployed 22-year-old, in the city of Taegu, South Korea, on Sunday after finding the body of his child in a suitcase wrapped in a trash bag near his home.
The man, identified only by his surname Chung, had earlier reported the boy missing.
An unemployed father has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old son. South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body
Officers initially believed he had left his son to starve to death by abandoning him for 10 days while playing games.
But Chung later confessed to 'covering the child's nose and mouth with his hand,' more than a month ago, killing him so that he could go to an internet cafe, a police officer said.
The whereabouts of the infant's mother was not clear, although local news reports said she had been away from the house for some time working in a factory.
South Korean television aired closed circuit TV footage of Chung that showed him getting into an elevator with a suitcase and checking his hair in the mirror, apparently on his way to dispose of his son's body.
Online game addiction is seen as a serious social issue in South Korea which has near-universal availability of high-speed internet.
The government has tried to limit minors from going online to play late in the evening by cutting their connections.
Saturday, April 12, 2014
"Babysiting" dad arrested for abusing 3-month-old son while Mom was at work (Youngwood, Pennsylvania)
Too many young males are just too violent to be "babysitters."
Too bad mothers don't have decent maternity leaves in this country. As a result, dudes who should be out working and supporting their families try to be caretakers. The result is too often a disaster.
Dad is identified as TYLER JAMES PRIGGINS.
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/5930927-74/police-month-infant#axzz2yk9fA3zE
Youngwood father of 3-month-old boy arraigned on child abuse charges
Bob Stiles Staff
Reporter Tribune-Review
Published: Saturday, April 12, 2014, 12:01 a.m. Updated 14 hours ago
A 3-month-old boy suffered head trauma, brain injury, seizures and other medical complications from physical abuse by his father in a Youngwood home last month, state police at Greensburg said.
Tyler James Priggins, 26, was arraigned on Thursday on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Priggins was baby sitting his infant son, Dominique, on March 26 when he injured the baby, who became “unresponsive,” according to court papers.
The infant was taken by ambulance to Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, where he was given emergency treatment to aid his breathing, and was then flown to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh “due to his grave condition,” police said.
A Children's doctor determined Dominique was physically abused and would have died had he not received medical attention when he did, police said.
The physician “also related that the injuries that the victim sustained were not accidental, nor could they be self-inflicted,” according to a police affidavit.
In addition to the head trauma, the infant had bruises on his shoulders, police said.
State police questioned Priggins in late March.
“The defendant made several statements to investigators indicating he was the cause of the injuries to the victim and stated, ‘It had to be me; I was the only adult there,' ” according to the affidavit.
The child's mother told police that she left for work about 2:30 p.m. March 26. Priggins was home, caring for the infant and two other children.
The mother declined to comment on Friday after she answered the front door of a home with yellow siding, along a one-way main artery leading from New Stanton into Youngwood. Two Big Wheel bikes waited near the front door.
“I don't want my baby in the news,” she said before shutting the door.
Too bad mothers don't have decent maternity leaves in this country. As a result, dudes who should be out working and supporting their families try to be caretakers. The result is too often a disaster.
Dad is identified as TYLER JAMES PRIGGINS.
http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/5930927-74/police-month-infant#axzz2yk9fA3zE
Youngwood father of 3-month-old boy arraigned on child abuse charges
Bob Stiles Staff
Reporter Tribune-Review
Published: Saturday, April 12, 2014, 12:01 a.m. Updated 14 hours ago
A 3-month-old boy suffered head trauma, brain injury, seizures and other medical complications from physical abuse by his father in a Youngwood home last month, state police at Greensburg said.
Tyler James Priggins, 26, was arraigned on Thursday on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Priggins was baby sitting his infant son, Dominique, on March 26 when he injured the baby, who became “unresponsive,” according to court papers.
The infant was taken by ambulance to Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, where he was given emergency treatment to aid his breathing, and was then flown to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh “due to his grave condition,” police said.
A Children's doctor determined Dominique was physically abused and would have died had he not received medical attention when he did, police said.
The physician “also related that the injuries that the victim sustained were not accidental, nor could they be self-inflicted,” according to a police affidavit.
In addition to the head trauma, the infant had bruises on his shoulders, police said.
State police questioned Priggins in late March.
“The defendant made several statements to investigators indicating he was the cause of the injuries to the victim and stated, ‘It had to be me; I was the only adult there,' ” according to the affidavit.
The child's mother told police that she left for work about 2:30 p.m. March 26. Priggins was home, caring for the infant and two other children.
The mother declined to comment on Friday after she answered the front door of a home with yellow siding, along a one-way main artery leading from New Stanton into Youngwood. Two Big Wheel bikes waited near the front door.
“I don't want my baby in the news,” she said before shutting the door.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Bail for primary caretaker dad accused of beating 4-month-old son (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
Familiar story. Dad is unemployed/unemployable for an unidentified "disability." But basically he's like a lot of other short-tempered dudes with no nurturing skills or empathy. All of this adds up to predictable results: a father who freaks out on a crying baby and beats him.
Dad is identified as RYAN ELLIS.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/bail-for-attleboro-father-accused-of-beating--month-old/article_2238d586-a3cf-11e3-8eef-001a4bcf887a.html
Bail for Attleboro father accused of beating 4-month-old set at $50K cash
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 1:59 pm | Updated: 3:49 pm, Tue Mar 4, 2014.
BY DAVID LINTON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
ATTLEBORO — An Attleboro father charged with breaking his 4-month-old son’s leg was ordered held in jail on $50,000 cash bail today after a judge heard that doctors doubted his explanation for the injury.
Ryan Ellis, 22, of 14 Jackson St., Apt. 2, told police different stories about what happened to his son, including that he slipped from his shoulder as he was trying to burp the infant, according to police.
He pleaded innocent in Attleboro District Court to assault and battery on a child under 14 causing serious bodily injury.
But, Assistant District Attorney Erin Aiello argued that doctors treating the boy at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence said the right leg injury was consistent with twisting it enough to break it.
The boy, Tristan, remains hospitalized today and is wearing a cast, but is “doing well,” a family member told reporters.
According to prosecutors and court records, the boy suffered older injuries, including a brain injury that occurred about 72 hours before his leg was broken on Sunday, and a broken rib that has since mended.
When asked by Judge Daniel O’Shea, Aiello said the defendant is not charged with causing the prior injuries. Prosecutors “may not be able to pin that to the defendant,” she said.
The judge called the injuries “horrific.”
Aiello said Ellis takes care of the baby while his girlfriend, the mother of the child, works and goes to school. Because the boy fell once while the defendant fell asleep, Aiello said the mother insisted that her mother watch the baby with him. However, Ellis was alone with the child Sunday, the prosecutor said.
Police were called to the couple’s apartment on Jan. 14 after a resident on the first floor called police. The neighbor reported hearing the defendant yelling and swearing at the child and the sound of slapping.
“Shut the (expletive) up. Stop crying,” Aiello said, quoting the neighbor.
Another neighbor reported hearing “thumping” noises or something being dropped on the floor, according to the prosecutor. Police say they found nothing amiss when they performed a well-being check.
When the defendant called 911 on Sunday to report the leg injury, Aiello said Ellis did not sound alarmed by such a significant injury.
As he was being booked, according to police, Ellis asked how long he was going to be at the police station. He said: “I didn’t mean it. I didn’t mean to hurt my son,” according to a police report.
The state Department of Children and Families has taken temporary custody of the child, according to Aiello.
Ellis has no prior arrest record and is a 2011 graduate of Norton High School. He has family in Mansfield and works sometimes with his girlfriend’s father moving furniture for an auction company, his lawyer, Stella O’Leary said.
He and the child’s mother, Crystal Grenon, have been together for two years. “This is an unfortunate situation. The baby obviously has some injuries,” O’Leary said.
Grenon’s father, Joe Grenon, said he was shocked and confused about the allegations and about his grandson’s prior injuries. He said he did not know Ellis as a person capable of causing harm to the infant.
“Ryan’s a good kid. He works for me. I’ve seen him with his son. He has what it takes to be a great dad,” Grenon said.
“I believe what happened was just an accident. It’s being made out to be a lot more than what it really is,” he added.
He said Ellis has a disability and described him as a “klutz” at work. He said Ellis and his daughter have had issues with their landlord, one of the individuals who complained to police.
Ellis was arrested by Detective Sgt. Arthur Brillon after an investigation by himself, Patrolman James Malley and Detective Matthew Cook.
Ellis is due back in court for a probable cause hearing March 26.
Aiello said the charge against Ellis is a felony with no district court jurisdiction. She said the case will be recommended to go before a grand jury for indictment and prosecution in superior court.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Dad is identified as RYAN ELLIS.
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/bail-for-attleboro-father-accused-of-beating--month-old/article_2238d586-a3cf-11e3-8eef-001a4bcf887a.html
Bail for Attleboro father accused of beating 4-month-old set at $50K cash
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 1:59 pm | Updated: 3:49 pm, Tue Mar 4, 2014.
BY DAVID LINTON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
ATTLEBORO — An Attleboro father charged with breaking his 4-month-old son’s leg was ordered held in jail on $50,000 cash bail today after a judge heard that doctors doubted his explanation for the injury.
Ryan Ellis, 22, of 14 Jackson St., Apt. 2, told police different stories about what happened to his son, including that he slipped from his shoulder as he was trying to burp the infant, according to police.
He pleaded innocent in Attleboro District Court to assault and battery on a child under 14 causing serious bodily injury.
But, Assistant District Attorney Erin Aiello argued that doctors treating the boy at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence said the right leg injury was consistent with twisting it enough to break it.
The boy, Tristan, remains hospitalized today and is wearing a cast, but is “doing well,” a family member told reporters.
According to prosecutors and court records, the boy suffered older injuries, including a brain injury that occurred about 72 hours before his leg was broken on Sunday, and a broken rib that has since mended.
When asked by Judge Daniel O’Shea, Aiello said the defendant is not charged with causing the prior injuries. Prosecutors “may not be able to pin that to the defendant,” she said.
The judge called the injuries “horrific.”
Aiello said Ellis takes care of the baby while his girlfriend, the mother of the child, works and goes to school. Because the boy fell once while the defendant fell asleep, Aiello said the mother insisted that her mother watch the baby with him. However, Ellis was alone with the child Sunday, the prosecutor said.
Police were called to the couple’s apartment on Jan. 14 after a resident on the first floor called police. The neighbor reported hearing the defendant yelling and swearing at the child and the sound of slapping.
“Shut the (expletive) up. Stop crying,” Aiello said, quoting the neighbor.
Another neighbor reported hearing “thumping” noises or something being dropped on the floor, according to the prosecutor. Police say they found nothing amiss when they performed a well-being check.
When the defendant called 911 on Sunday to report the leg injury, Aiello said Ellis did not sound alarmed by such a significant injury.
As he was being booked, according to police, Ellis asked how long he was going to be at the police station. He said: “I didn’t mean it. I didn’t mean to hurt my son,” according to a police report.
The state Department of Children and Families has taken temporary custody of the child, according to Aiello.
Ellis has no prior arrest record and is a 2011 graduate of Norton High School. He has family in Mansfield and works sometimes with his girlfriend’s father moving furniture for an auction company, his lawyer, Stella O’Leary said.
He and the child’s mother, Crystal Grenon, have been together for two years. “This is an unfortunate situation. The baby obviously has some injuries,” O’Leary said.
Grenon’s father, Joe Grenon, said he was shocked and confused about the allegations and about his grandson’s prior injuries. He said he did not know Ellis as a person capable of causing harm to the infant.
“Ryan’s a good kid. He works for me. I’ve seen him with his son. He has what it takes to be a great dad,” Grenon said.
“I believe what happened was just an accident. It’s being made out to be a lot more than what it really is,” he added.
He said Ellis has a disability and described him as a “klutz” at work. He said Ellis and his daughter have had issues with their landlord, one of the individuals who complained to police.
Ellis was arrested by Detective Sgt. Arthur Brillon after an investigation by himself, Patrolman James Malley and Detective Matthew Cook.
Ellis is due back in court for a probable cause hearing March 26.
Aiello said the charge against Ellis is a felony with no district court jurisdiction. She said the case will be recommended to go before a grand jury for indictment and prosecution in superior court.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Dad denies assaulting 6-month-old daughter; baby has brain injuries, blindness (Portland, Maine)
Showing new parents videos on the dangers of shaking an infant is all very fine. But given that fathers dominate the statistics on babies that are assaulted in this way, the best way to prevent shaken baby syndrome (aka abusive head trauma) is to NOT allow unemployed deadbeat daddies to act as infant "caretakers" while the mother is forced to work and support the family.
Time and time again it is shown that these males, especially the young ones, do not have the patience or nurturing skills to take on infant care. They freak out at the least bit of aggravation--sustained crying, dirty diapers, and the like.
Too bad we don't have paid maternity leave in this country. And programs that put dudes like this one to work somehow--if only in programs like the old Civilian Conservation Corps. Breaking rocks, planting trees, pulling weeds. Anything but inflicting permanent brain damage on poor babies.
Dad is identified as KEVIN MICHAEL PEASLEE.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Maine_father_denies_shaking_baby__causing_brain_damage_.html
Monday, January 27, 2014 Posted: 5:36 PM Updated: 5:47 PM
Maine father denies shaking baby, causing brain damage
His baby daughter is also now reportedly blind. Kevin Peaslee’s attorney says the prosecutor may be overstating the injuries.
By BETTY ADAMS Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man charged with seriously injuring his baby daughter was pulled over by police on Dec. 21 as he drove to get help for her.
“He did seek to bring his child to get help,” District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Monday. “He ran a stop sign and was pulled over by police.”
Maloney made those comments shortly after Kevin Michael Peaslee, 21, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault, all related to an incident Dec. 21 at the family’s home in Augusta.
Maloney didn’t elaborate on what happened after Peaslee was stopped.
Peaslee on Monday denied state allegations that he violently shook his 6-month-old daughter, Aleah M. Peaslee, and left her with serious permanent injuries.
Defense attorney Lisa Whittier, who represented him as lawyer of the day, also told the judge she did not believe that all the medical evidence was in about the baby’s condition, suggesting the seriousness of the baby’s injuries is not yet fully known.
“I think Ms. Maloney is over-speaking about what the lifelong conditions of this baby is going to be,” Whittier said.
Aleah, born in Augusta in June, is reportedly in Maine Medical Center in Portland suffering from brain injuries and blindness.
Peaslee was arraigned Monday on the indictment in Augusta District Court via video link with Kennebec County jail.
Judge Charles Dow entered a plea of not guilty on Peaslee’s behalf. Peaslee was arrested Friday in Augusta, shortly after a grand jury in Kennebec County handed up the indictment.
On Monday, the dark-haired, bearded Peaslee wore an orange V-necked jail uniform and stood next to Whittier.
Peaslee said he did not intend to apply for court-appointed counsel and expected his parents, who were sitting on a bench at the rear of the courtroom, to hire one to represent him in the charges.
However, he later agreed to the judge’s suggestion that he fill out the paperwork for a court-appointed lawyer.
Maloney asked Dow to keep bail at $25,000 cash, which was set with the initial warrant.
“The child in question was only 6 months old and is still struggling with injuries and will have injuries for the rest of her life,” she told Dow.
However, Whittier said neither Peaslee nor his parents can post $25,000 cash bail, and she requested a surety alternative. Dow agreed to an alternative bail of $50,000 worth of real estate, but said both bails would require Peaslee to be under a Maine Pretrial Supervision Program contract.
Whittier said that if freed on bail, Peaslee would live at his parents’ Weeks Mills Road home.
Maloney objected, saying that the baby’s mother, Virginia Trask, 17, is living there. Whittier countered by saying there were other places Trask could live.
Whittier said Peaslee’s doctor had scheduled him for a diagnostic evaluation Tuesday because of mental health issues.
“Mr. Peaslee has been very cooperative since the beginning of this case,” she said. “He is a high school graduate and he is seeking a job. He is not a threat to the judicial process, he is not a threat to society, and he is not a flight risk of any sort.”
Other conditions of bail ban Peaslee from contact with Trask and with his daughter and subject him to a curfew of 8 p.m.-6 a.m.
Outside the court hearing, Maloney said that Trask was at work and not at home when the baby was injured. She also said the state Department of Health and Human Services was looking into the case.
There are no documents filed in the court except for the indictment, and Maloney said she was unable to provide all the details.
However, she said the injuries occurred during the day and that it came to the attention of law enforcement almost immediately when he was stopped.
She said she would prefer a high bail.
“I think that in a case as serious as this one that a person should be held until the trial date,” Maloney said.
She also said that officials learned Peaslee and Trask had been given a video or seen a video in the hospital after the baby was born that warns about the dangers of shaking an infant.
“Parenting is the most difficult job there is,” she said, adding that the consequences for the baby can be lifelong.
Shortly after Peaslee’s arrest Maloney said, “Shaking a baby is a horrific crime that often leads to death. In this case the 6-month-old little girl will be blind for life among other serious health consequences. Never shake a baby: call for help if you feel yourself losing control.”
Time and time again it is shown that these males, especially the young ones, do not have the patience or nurturing skills to take on infant care. They freak out at the least bit of aggravation--sustained crying, dirty diapers, and the like.
Too bad we don't have paid maternity leave in this country. And programs that put dudes like this one to work somehow--if only in programs like the old Civilian Conservation Corps. Breaking rocks, planting trees, pulling weeds. Anything but inflicting permanent brain damage on poor babies.
Dad is identified as KEVIN MICHAEL PEASLEE.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Maine_father_denies_shaking_baby__causing_brain_damage_.html
Monday, January 27, 2014 Posted: 5:36 PM Updated: 5:47 PM
Maine father denies shaking baby, causing brain damage
His baby daughter is also now reportedly blind. Kevin Peaslee’s attorney says the prosecutor may be overstating the injuries.
By BETTY ADAMS Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man charged with seriously injuring his baby daughter was pulled over by police on Dec. 21 as he drove to get help for her.
“He did seek to bring his child to get help,” District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said Monday. “He ran a stop sign and was pulled over by police.”
Maloney made those comments shortly after Kevin Michael Peaslee, 21, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault, all related to an incident Dec. 21 at the family’s home in Augusta.
Maloney didn’t elaborate on what happened after Peaslee was stopped.
Peaslee on Monday denied state allegations that he violently shook his 6-month-old daughter, Aleah M. Peaslee, and left her with serious permanent injuries.
Defense attorney Lisa Whittier, who represented him as lawyer of the day, also told the judge she did not believe that all the medical evidence was in about the baby’s condition, suggesting the seriousness of the baby’s injuries is not yet fully known.
“I think Ms. Maloney is over-speaking about what the lifelong conditions of this baby is going to be,” Whittier said.
Aleah, born in Augusta in June, is reportedly in Maine Medical Center in Portland suffering from brain injuries and blindness.
Peaslee was arraigned Monday on the indictment in Augusta District Court via video link with Kennebec County jail.
Judge Charles Dow entered a plea of not guilty on Peaslee’s behalf. Peaslee was arrested Friday in Augusta, shortly after a grand jury in Kennebec County handed up the indictment.
On Monday, the dark-haired, bearded Peaslee wore an orange V-necked jail uniform and stood next to Whittier.
Peaslee said he did not intend to apply for court-appointed counsel and expected his parents, who were sitting on a bench at the rear of the courtroom, to hire one to represent him in the charges.
However, he later agreed to the judge’s suggestion that he fill out the paperwork for a court-appointed lawyer.
Maloney asked Dow to keep bail at $25,000 cash, which was set with the initial warrant.
“The child in question was only 6 months old and is still struggling with injuries and will have injuries for the rest of her life,” she told Dow.
However, Whittier said neither Peaslee nor his parents can post $25,000 cash bail, and she requested a surety alternative. Dow agreed to an alternative bail of $50,000 worth of real estate, but said both bails would require Peaslee to be under a Maine Pretrial Supervision Program contract.
Whittier said that if freed on bail, Peaslee would live at his parents’ Weeks Mills Road home.
Maloney objected, saying that the baby’s mother, Virginia Trask, 17, is living there. Whittier countered by saying there were other places Trask could live.
Whittier said Peaslee’s doctor had scheduled him for a diagnostic evaluation Tuesday because of mental health issues.
“Mr. Peaslee has been very cooperative since the beginning of this case,” she said. “He is a high school graduate and he is seeking a job. He is not a threat to the judicial process, he is not a threat to society, and he is not a flight risk of any sort.”
Other conditions of bail ban Peaslee from contact with Trask and with his daughter and subject him to a curfew of 8 p.m.-6 a.m.
Outside the court hearing, Maloney said that Trask was at work and not at home when the baby was injured. She also said the state Department of Health and Human Services was looking into the case.
There are no documents filed in the court except for the indictment, and Maloney said she was unable to provide all the details.
However, she said the injuries occurred during the day and that it came to the attention of law enforcement almost immediately when he was stopped.
She said she would prefer a high bail.
“I think that in a case as serious as this one that a person should be held until the trial date,” Maloney said.
She also said that officials learned Peaslee and Trask had been given a video or seen a video in the hospital after the baby was born that warns about the dangers of shaking an infant.
“Parenting is the most difficult job there is,” she said, adding that the consequences for the baby can be lifelong.
Shortly after Peaslee’s arrest Maloney said, “Shaking a baby is a horrific crime that often leads to death. In this case the 6-month-old little girl will be blind for life among other serious health consequences. Never shake a baby: call for help if you feel yourself losing control.”
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Dad accused of repeatedly raping daughter finally arrested (Philippines)
Sexual abuse of children is very common when mothers are forced to work outside the country and the fathers are left as the primary "caretakers."
Dad is identified as ROGELIO CASANOVA-MANGAOANG.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2014/01/09/1276872/father-accused-repeatedly-raping-daughter-arrested-la-union
Father accused of repeatedly raping daughter arrested in La Union
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated January 9, 2014 - 1:33pm
MANILA, Philippines - A 45-year-old man facing 10 counts of rape charges for allegedly molesting his own daughter was apprehended in La Union after 10 years of hiding.
Rogelio Casanova-Mangaoang of Aringay town is accused of abusing his then 16-year-old daughter in 2001 in Barangay Sta. Rita.
Senior Inspector Luis Liban, chief of the Aringay police station, said that Mangaoang was reported to have been hiding in a neighboring village.
Liban said that police pursued leads from some informants that the suspect was living by another name in the mountainous area of the town.
The court issued the arrest warrant in 2004 against Mangaoang after his wife, then an overseas worker in Singapore, filed the charges.
The suspect was scheduled to appear before the court for a hearing today.
Dad is identified as ROGELIO CASANOVA-MANGAOANG.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2014/01/09/1276872/father-accused-repeatedly-raping-daughter-arrested-la-union
Father accused of repeatedly raping daughter arrested in La Union
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated January 9, 2014 - 1:33pm
MANILA, Philippines - A 45-year-old man facing 10 counts of rape charges for allegedly molesting his own daughter was apprehended in La Union after 10 years of hiding.
Rogelio Casanova-Mangaoang of Aringay town is accused of abusing his then 16-year-old daughter in 2001 in Barangay Sta. Rita.
Senior Inspector Luis Liban, chief of the Aringay police station, said that Mangaoang was reported to have been hiding in a neighboring village.
Liban said that police pursued leads from some informants that the suspect was living by another name in the mountainous area of the town.
The court issued the arrest warrant in 2004 against Mangaoang after his wife, then an overseas worker in Singapore, filed the charges.
The suspect was scheduled to appear before the court for a hearing today.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
"Primary caretaker" dad who killed 9-week-old son dies in prison (Canon City, Colorado)
So basically this "primary caretaker" daddy tortured this baby from birth to the time his life was mercifully cut short at just 9 weeks. Like so many male "caretakers," Dad just couldn't tolerate a crying baby. So instead of comforting the baby, he'd just bash him.
Dad is identified as JOSEPH DOWLER.
Why was this not considered 1st-degree murder?
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/joseph-dowler-sentenced-to-60-years-in-babys-death-dies-in-prison
Joseph Dowler, sentenced to 60 years in baby's death, dies in prison
Posted: 11/19/2013
Last Updated: 1 day ago
Deb Stanley TheDenverChannel.com Team
CANON CITY, Colo. - A father convicted of child abuse resulting in the death of his 9-week-old son has died in prison.
Joseph Dowler was sentenced in 2003 to 60 years in prison. He died November 6 at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Canon City, according to a news tip sent to 7NEWS and confirmed by the Boulder Daily Camera. Dowler was 45.
In October 2002, Dowler's son Tanner was brought to Community Medical Center in Lafayette barely breathing and ''gravely ill,'' a doctor testified at Joseph Dowler's trial.
Tanner died after being taken off life-support equipment.
Doctors said Tanner had signs he had been severely beaten or shaken on more than one occasion. He died of brain injuries, but doctors said the baby had 11 broken ribs and second- and third-degree burns on both feet when he was taken to the hospital. He had been shaken so hard that parts of his eyeballs had separated.
At trial, a detective told the jury that Joseph Dowler confessed to twisting his son's arms until they popped and to lifting him by his jaw to get his attention.
Dowler's defense team tried to shift some of the blame on the mother -- Audra Dowler. Dowler, 19, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for negligence in connection with Tanner's death. She was released after serving about three years, the Camera reported.
Audra Dowler testified that Joseph was the primary person who took care of the baby and he was often frustrated by the boy's crying. She said her husband balked at getting their son medical attention because he was concerned he would be accused of child abuse.
Joseph Dowler was convicted on seven counts of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, but was found not guilty of first-degree murder.
Read the Colorado Department of Human Services report on Tanner Dowler: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/full-report-on-tanner-dowler-s-death-by-department-of-human-services
Dad is identified as JOSEPH DOWLER.
Why was this not considered 1st-degree murder?
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/joseph-dowler-sentenced-to-60-years-in-babys-death-dies-in-prison
Joseph Dowler, sentenced to 60 years in baby's death, dies in prison
Posted: 11/19/2013
Last Updated: 1 day ago
Deb Stanley TheDenverChannel.com Team
CANON CITY, Colo. - A father convicted of child abuse resulting in the death of his 9-week-old son has died in prison.
Joseph Dowler was sentenced in 2003 to 60 years in prison. He died November 6 at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility in Canon City, according to a news tip sent to 7NEWS and confirmed by the Boulder Daily Camera. Dowler was 45.
In October 2002, Dowler's son Tanner was brought to Community Medical Center in Lafayette barely breathing and ''gravely ill,'' a doctor testified at Joseph Dowler's trial.
Tanner died after being taken off life-support equipment.
Doctors said Tanner had signs he had been severely beaten or shaken on more than one occasion. He died of brain injuries, but doctors said the baby had 11 broken ribs and second- and third-degree burns on both feet when he was taken to the hospital. He had been shaken so hard that parts of his eyeballs had separated.
At trial, a detective told the jury that Joseph Dowler confessed to twisting his son's arms until they popped and to lifting him by his jaw to get his attention.
Dowler's defense team tried to shift some of the blame on the mother -- Audra Dowler. Dowler, 19, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for negligence in connection with Tanner's death. She was released after serving about three years, the Camera reported.
Audra Dowler testified that Joseph was the primary person who took care of the baby and he was often frustrated by the boy's crying. She said her husband balked at getting their son medical attention because he was concerned he would be accused of child abuse.
Joseph Dowler was convicted on seven counts of child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, but was found not guilty of first-degree murder.
Read the Colorado Department of Human Services report on Tanner Dowler: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/full-report-on-tanner-dowler-s-death-by-department-of-human-services
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