Let's see. We have a child molester daddy who was basically watching "kiddie porn" while watching FIVE CHILDREN. The dumb @$$ lets the 3-year-old daughter drown while he's playing with himself.
BUT WHERE IS THE MOTHER IN THIS HOME? Is there one? Or is this a custodial father?
Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER LANE HOPKINS.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Father-sentenced-for-tub-drowning-attributed-to-4261172.php
Father sentenced for tub drowning attributed to porn
By Craig Kapitan
Updated 7:05 pm, Thursday, February 7, 2013
A father whose disabled 3-year-old daughter drowned in the bathtub after he left her unattended so he could watch porn was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.
Christopher Lane Hopkins, 31, was arrested in March 2011, days after he called 911 reporting that he had found Cassie Hopkins floating face down and unresponsive in the tub.
His 12-year-old step-daughter, one of five children in the Northeast Side apartment, aided him in administering CPR, which she had learned months earlier in school, authorities said. The child never revived.
Investigators found the dirty tub drained, with a plastic plate, pacifier and empty Gatorade bottle inside.
Hopkins initially told authorities only that he was watching TV during the bath and that he had left her alone about 10 minutes. But his story changed a day later, explaining that he was actually masturbating in his locked bedroom when the drowning occurred.
“Christopher said he was watching a pornographic movie called 'Barely Legal' while Cassie was in the bathtub,” Detective Randy Jones noted in court documents. “He said it was bothering him so much he wanted to come in and talk to me (again).”
Cassie, an Indiana native who would have turned 5 this month, was born with Angelman syndrome — a cerebral palsy-like handicap that left her unable to walk or talk and with the motor skills of a 1-year-old.
Child Protective Services had opened an investigation and temporarily taken custody of the children two months earlier, after Cassie had a seizure — a symptom of the syndrome — while the family was living at a motel. She was nourished and had no signs of abuse at the time of death, her autopsy noted.
Hopkins was charged with reckless injury to a child by omission causing serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Under terms of a plea agreement reached in January, prosecutors Meli Carrion and Katie Magee agreed to ask for a 15-year term, with the defense requesting deferred adjudication probation.
“He feels beyond remorse for what happened,” defense attorney Brian Hammer told state District Judge Lori Valenzuela, adding that his client has two jobs and a minimal prior criminal record.
Although not mentioned during the hearing, court documents state Hopkins was accused in September of having molested a child six years earlier. He has not been arrested or indicted for the outcry.
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Dad on trail for 5-year-old son's methodone poisoning (Severn, Maryland)
The poor little "scared" dad is identifed as PAUL K. BROOKS SR.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-05/news/bs-md-ar-paul-brooks-20130205_1_child-abuse-severn-father-methadone
Severn father on trial for child abuse after boy drank methadone
Prosecutors say father waited until child lost consciousness to call 911
February 05, 2013|By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun
Police testified Tuesday that a Severn man, whose 5-year-old son lost consciousness last September after drinking methadone that the father acknowledged buying, waited more than an hour after the boy initially became ill to call for help because he "was scared."
The remark came as the trial of Paul K. Brooks Sr., 28, opened in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Brooks is facing child abuse and related charges. Three other charges in the case were dropped last month.
In opening statements, defense attorney Peter S. O'Neill conceded neglect and "poor judgment," but said Brooks was not guilty of child abuse.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-05/news/bs-md-ar-paul-brooks-20130205_1_child-abuse-severn-father-methadone
Severn father on trial for child abuse after boy drank methadone
Prosecutors say father waited until child lost consciousness to call 911
February 05, 2013|By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun
Police testified Tuesday that a Severn man, whose 5-year-old son lost consciousness last September after drinking methadone that the father acknowledged buying, waited more than an hour after the boy initially became ill to call for help because he "was scared."
The remark came as the trial of Paul K. Brooks Sr., 28, opened in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
Brooks is facing child abuse and related charges. Three other charges in the case were dropped last month.
In opening statements, defense attorney Peter S. O'Neill conceded neglect and "poor judgment," but said Brooks was not guilty of child abuse.
Mom suspects that dad murdered 2-year-old daughter over custody, child support lawsuit (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
This story is not very clear. Was dad CEDRIC MATAMOROS a custodial father? Was the mother's lawsuit to obtain custody and child support? Was this a "shared parenting" situation that the mother wanted to end in favor of sole custody? Who knows, as the reporter doesn't bother to clarify the matter for us.
At any rate, it's pretty hard to believe that it was a coincidence that the child was killed FIVE DAYS before the parents were to appear in court on this unexplained custody matter. Sure looks like an abuser daddy with big control issues to me.
.http://theadvocate.com/home/5035911-125/child-death-under-review
Child death under review
DA ‘reassessing’ 2006 case after suspect’s recent death
BY JOE GYAN JR.
Advocate staff writer
January 29, 2013
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Monday his office is “reassessing” its case against Shelna Matamoros in the 2006 asphyxiation death of her 2-year-old stepdaughter now that Cedric Matamoros Sr. — her husband and the child’s father — has died.
A grand jury charged both Cedric and Shelna Matamoros with first-degree murder in May 2011 in the death of Malyasia Chante’ Matamoros. Moore’s office said last February it would seek the death penalty against Cedric Matamoros, who was being held without bond.
Cedric Matamoros, a long-term dialysis patient, died in early December. He was 33.
“It is our belief that Cedric was more culpable in the child’s death than Shelna,” Moore said. “We are reassessing our case against Shelna and the extent of her culpability in the child’s death.”
Shelna Jackson Matamoros, 37, has remained behind bars since her indictment. Her next scheduled appearance in Baton Rouge state court is Feb. 27.
Prosecutors said the charges against Cedric Matamoros will be dismissed Tuesday, which was to be his next scheduled court appearance.
Moore has said previously that Malyasia Matamoros was “killed for money.’’
The toddler was covered by five insurance policies totaling $185,000 at the time of her death, and Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were the beneficiaries, he noted. The child was pronounced dead Aug. 31, 2006. Two of the insurance policies totaling $110,000 were set to lapse Sept. 1, 2006, Moore has said.
After Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were indicted, the child’s mother, Shantel Fountain, said she always thought her daughter’s death had something to do with a lawsuit she filed against Cedric Matamoros for custody and child support. The former couple was due in court five days after their daughter’s death.
Cedric Matamoros claimed someone broke into his unit at the Brandywine Condominiums on Darryl Drive the night of Aug. 30, 2006, when his daughter was attacked in her bedroom. He said he fired a 9 mm handgun at the intruder. Shelna Matamoros was at the apartment that night.
In an interview Aug. 31, 2006, Cedric Matamoros said if anyone thought he killed his child, they were wrong.
“I don’t have those kind of guts. I love my child,” he said. “I did what any father would do; I protected my family.”
Matamoros said he did not get a good look at the intruder. He said he could not tell if the person was a man or woman.
Police were called about 4 a.m. Aug. 30, 2006, to the Matamoros’ apartment in reference to gunshots being fired, police have said.
Several gunshots had been fired inside the apartment, but no one was hit, police stated.
Cedric Matamoros pleaded no contest in September 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and workers’ compensation fraud. He was released from prison the day before he was arrested in his daughter’s slaying.
Shelna Matamoros pleaded guilty in March 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and other charges in the same string of arsons and frauds. She was released from prison a year later.
At any rate, it's pretty hard to believe that it was a coincidence that the child was killed FIVE DAYS before the parents were to appear in court on this unexplained custody matter. Sure looks like an abuser daddy with big control issues to me.
.http://theadvocate.com/home/5035911-125/child-death-under-review
Child death under review
DA ‘reassessing’ 2006 case after suspect’s recent death
BY JOE GYAN JR.
Advocate staff writer
January 29, 2013
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Monday his office is “reassessing” its case against Shelna Matamoros in the 2006 asphyxiation death of her 2-year-old stepdaughter now that Cedric Matamoros Sr. — her husband and the child’s father — has died.
A grand jury charged both Cedric and Shelna Matamoros with first-degree murder in May 2011 in the death of Malyasia Chante’ Matamoros. Moore’s office said last February it would seek the death penalty against Cedric Matamoros, who was being held without bond.
Cedric Matamoros, a long-term dialysis patient, died in early December. He was 33.
“It is our belief that Cedric was more culpable in the child’s death than Shelna,” Moore said. “We are reassessing our case against Shelna and the extent of her culpability in the child’s death.”
Shelna Jackson Matamoros, 37, has remained behind bars since her indictment. Her next scheduled appearance in Baton Rouge state court is Feb. 27.
Prosecutors said the charges against Cedric Matamoros will be dismissed Tuesday, which was to be his next scheduled court appearance.
Moore has said previously that Malyasia Matamoros was “killed for money.’’
The toddler was covered by five insurance policies totaling $185,000 at the time of her death, and Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were the beneficiaries, he noted. The child was pronounced dead Aug. 31, 2006. Two of the insurance policies totaling $110,000 were set to lapse Sept. 1, 2006, Moore has said.
After Cedric and Shelna Matamoros were indicted, the child’s mother, Shantel Fountain, said she always thought her daughter’s death had something to do with a lawsuit she filed against Cedric Matamoros for custody and child support. The former couple was due in court five days after their daughter’s death.
Cedric Matamoros claimed someone broke into his unit at the Brandywine Condominiums on Darryl Drive the night of Aug. 30, 2006, when his daughter was attacked in her bedroom. He said he fired a 9 mm handgun at the intruder. Shelna Matamoros was at the apartment that night.
In an interview Aug. 31, 2006, Cedric Matamoros said if anyone thought he killed his child, they were wrong.
“I don’t have those kind of guts. I love my child,” he said. “I did what any father would do; I protected my family.”
Matamoros said he did not get a good look at the intruder. He said he could not tell if the person was a man or woman.
Police were called about 4 a.m. Aug. 30, 2006, to the Matamoros’ apartment in reference to gunshots being fired, police have said.
Several gunshots had been fired inside the apartment, but no one was hit, police stated.
Cedric Matamoros pleaded no contest in September 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and workers’ compensation fraud. He was released from prison the day before he was arrested in his daughter’s slaying.
Shelna Matamoros pleaded guilty in March 2010 to simple arson, insurance fraud and other charges in the same string of arsons and frauds. She was released from prison a year later.
Dad pleads not guilty in murder of infant son (Balsam Lake, Wisconsin)
Dad is identified as KENNETH W. LARSON.
http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_22474460/wisconsin-father-pleads-not-guilty-death-infant-son
Wisconsin father pleads not guilty in death of infant son
Pioneer Press
Posted: 01/29/2013 12:01:00 AM CST January 30, 2013 3:41 AM GMT
Updated: 01/29/2013 09:41:12 PM CST
POLK COUNTY, WIS.
Man pleads not guilty in son's death
A Wisconsin man convicted of causing severe injuries to his infant son has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree reckless homicide charge that was filed after the boy died.
Kenneth W. Larson, 30, entered the plea Monday, Jan. 28, in Polk County Circuit Court. He was being held in the Polk County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Larson was released in October from Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Oshkosh, Wis., having been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to child abuse recklessly causing great bodily harm in the death of his son.
The boy was 1 month old when his mother took him to a hospital emergency room in September 2007 with injuries that included a severe brain injury, according to the criminal complaint.
In an interview with police, Larson said his son had rolled off a bed in Balsam Lake, Wis., striking his head and cheek, and claimed that he did not harm the boy, the complaint states.
The child died in November 2011, the result of complications from the brain injury, and a medical examiner determined the death could be classified as a homicide.
Larson's cash bond is set at $25,000.
The next court hearing in the case is a pre-trial conference scheduled for March 1.
If convicted, Larson faces a sentence of up to 60 years.
-- Andy Rathbun
http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_22474460/wisconsin-father-pleads-not-guilty-death-infant-son
Wisconsin father pleads not guilty in death of infant son
Pioneer Press
Posted: 01/29/2013 12:01:00 AM CST January 30, 2013 3:41 AM GMT
Updated: 01/29/2013 09:41:12 PM CST
POLK COUNTY, WIS.
Man pleads not guilty in son's death
A Wisconsin man convicted of causing severe injuries to his infant son has pleaded not guilty to a first-degree reckless homicide charge that was filed after the boy died.
Kenneth W. Larson, 30, entered the plea Monday, Jan. 28, in Polk County Circuit Court. He was being held in the Polk County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Larson was released in October from Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Oshkosh, Wis., having been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to child abuse recklessly causing great bodily harm in the death of his son.
The boy was 1 month old when his mother took him to a hospital emergency room in September 2007 with injuries that included a severe brain injury, according to the criminal complaint.
In an interview with police, Larson said his son had rolled off a bed in Balsam Lake, Wis., striking his head and cheek, and claimed that he did not harm the boy, the complaint states.
The child died in November 2011, the result of complications from the brain injury, and a medical examiner determined the death could be classified as a homicide.
Larson's cash bond is set at $25,000.
The next court hearing in the case is a pre-trial conference scheduled for March 1.
If convicted, Larson faces a sentence of up to 60 years.
-- Andy Rathbun
Dad gets jail time for abusing newborn son (Ottawa County, Michigan)
Dad is identified as JUSTIN MCINTYRE.
http://www.wwmt.com/shared/newsroom/top-stories/stories/wwmt_father-sentenced-child-abuse-7379.shtml
Father sentenced for child abuse
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An Ottawa County man was in court Monday to receive his sentence for critically injuring his infant son.
Last month a jury found Justin McIntyre guilty of second-degree child abuse.
Police say McIntyre violently shook his six-week-old son Bentley back in August, causing critical head injuries.
Bentley spent several weeks in the hospital before going home to continue his recovery.
Monday McIntyre received 19 months to 120 months in prison, with credit for 157 days served. Restitution will be determined at a later date.
http://www.wwmt.com/shared/newsroom/top-stories/stories/wwmt_father-sentenced-child-abuse-7379.shtml
Father sentenced for child abuse
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - An Ottawa County man was in court Monday to receive his sentence for critically injuring his infant son.
Last month a jury found Justin McIntyre guilty of second-degree child abuse.
Police say McIntyre violently shook his six-week-old son Bentley back in August, causing critical head injuries.
Bentley spent several weeks in the hospital before going home to continue his recovery.
Monday McIntyre received 19 months to 120 months in prison, with credit for 157 days served. Restitution will be determined at a later date.
Dad accused of assaulting infant son; baby has life-threatening injuries (Newport, Michigan)
Contrary to fathers rights propaganda, mothers are held to a much higher standard than fathers. Notice that Mom may lose her parental rights, even though DHS doesn't believe she was involved in the assault on this infant. Fathers are very seldom held accountable in those cases where the mother was the sole abuser.
The abuser dad is identified as TYLER LEE STONER.
http://www.monroenews.com/news/2013/jan/29/father-faces-child-abuse-charges/
Father Faces Child Abuse Charges
By Ray Kisonas
Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 01:29 p.m.
A teen-aged father accused of shaking his infant son, causing life-threatening injuries, was arrested at the hospital where the baby reportedly is being treated, authorities said.
The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office issued a warrant charging Tyler Lee Stoner, 18, of Frenchtown Villa Mobile Home Park in Newport with first degree child abuse, a felony that has a maximum penalty of life in prison upon conviction.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported that Mr. Stoner was arrested in Ohio at the hospital where his 6-week-old son remains listed in critical condition with severe head injuries.
Mr. Stoner is being held in the Lucas County jail and will be brought here once he legally can be transferred to Michigan.
Sheriff’s detectives reported that on Jan. 19, Mr. Stoner was caring for the child while the baby’s mother slept.
The parents, who are not married, took the infant to Mercy Memorial Hospital when he became unresponsive. He eventually was transferred to a Toledo hospital.
In addition to severe head injuries, the baby suffered broken ribs, authorities reported.
Since the incident, probate court officials ruled that the father was not allowed to have contact with the infant.
The hospital where he was arrested also had banned him from visiting the child.
The Michigan Department of Human Services is seeking to terminate the parental rights of both parents, even though the mother was not believed to be involved with the assault.
She is allowed supervised visits with her son.
The abuser dad is identified as TYLER LEE STONER.
http://www.monroenews.com/news/2013/jan/29/father-faces-child-abuse-charges/
Father Faces Child Abuse Charges
By Ray Kisonas
Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 01:29 p.m.
A teen-aged father accused of shaking his infant son, causing life-threatening injuries, was arrested at the hospital where the baby reportedly is being treated, authorities said.
The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office issued a warrant charging Tyler Lee Stoner, 18, of Frenchtown Villa Mobile Home Park in Newport with first degree child abuse, a felony that has a maximum penalty of life in prison upon conviction.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported that Mr. Stoner was arrested in Ohio at the hospital where his 6-week-old son remains listed in critical condition with severe head injuries.
Mr. Stoner is being held in the Lucas County jail and will be brought here once he legally can be transferred to Michigan.
Sheriff’s detectives reported that on Jan. 19, Mr. Stoner was caring for the child while the baby’s mother slept.
The parents, who are not married, took the infant to Mercy Memorial Hospital when he became unresponsive. He eventually was transferred to a Toledo hospital.
In addition to severe head injuries, the baby suffered broken ribs, authorities reported.
Since the incident, probate court officials ruled that the father was not allowed to have contact with the infant.
The hospital where he was arrested also had banned him from visiting the child.
The Michigan Department of Human Services is seeking to terminate the parental rights of both parents, even though the mother was not believed to be involved with the assault.
She is allowed supervised visits with her son.
Dad beats up daughter in his care; girl has rib fracture, internal injuries (Jacksonville, Florida)
Another babysitting daddy who managed to beat up a child in his care.
Dad is identified as TOMMY DEANGELO BUTLER.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-01-28/story/jacksonville-man-held-abuse-charges-after-girl-suffers-internal-injuries
Jacksonville man held on abuse charges after child injured
Posted: January 28, 2013 - 12:40pm | Updated: January 28, 2013 - 5:20pm
By Dan Scanlan
A 28-year-old Westside Jacksonville man was arrested Friday on two charges of aggravated child abuse after a little girl was hospitalized with a rib fracture, internal injuries and bruises on her stomach and back, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Tommy Deangelo Butler remains behind bars in the Duval County jail on $100,000 bail, jail records show. A second person also was arrested, but the name was redacted on the arrest report.
A state Department of Children and Families investigator summoned officers to Wolfson Children’s Hospital about 9 p.m. Friday as the child was being operated on for the injuries, police said.
Officers spoke with the girl’s mother, who said the child had begun throwing up and feeling sick after being cared for by her father and someone else earlier in the week. Investigators questioned Butler and the other person after speaking with other people who care for the child, then arrested them, police said.
Dad is identified as TOMMY DEANGELO BUTLER.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2013-01-28/story/jacksonville-man-held-abuse-charges-after-girl-suffers-internal-injuries
Jacksonville man held on abuse charges after child injured
Posted: January 28, 2013 - 12:40pm | Updated: January 28, 2013 - 5:20pm
By Dan Scanlan
A 28-year-old Westside Jacksonville man was arrested Friday on two charges of aggravated child abuse after a little girl was hospitalized with a rib fracture, internal injuries and bruises on her stomach and back, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Tommy Deangelo Butler remains behind bars in the Duval County jail on $100,000 bail, jail records show. A second person also was arrested, but the name was redacted on the arrest report.
A state Department of Children and Families investigator summoned officers to Wolfson Children’s Hospital about 9 p.m. Friday as the child was being operated on for the injuries, police said.
Officers spoke with the girl’s mother, who said the child had begun throwing up and feeling sick after being cared for by her father and someone else earlier in the week. Investigators questioned Butler and the other person after speaking with other people who care for the child, then arrested them, police said.
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