Friday, September 17, 2010
Child Abuse Charge Involving 2-Year Old
KENTUCKY...
A couple has pleaded guilty in Paducah to a reduced child abuse charge, admitting they pinched their 2-year-old son's genitals to discipline him.
Evelyn Arvin and Tyler Fultz -- both 22 -- are scheduled for sentencing in November for second-degree child abuse.
The Paducah Sun reported Arvin and Fultz entered the pleas Thursday. They had initially been charged with first-degree abuse.
Prosecutors are recommending a four-year term for Arvin and a two-year sentence for Fultz. The newspaper said probation is possible.
The couple took the boy to Lourdes hospital in May when bruises appeared and the child was transferred to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville and later placed in foster care.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:41 AM 
