ウィスコンシン州で、15歳の継娘を慢性的にネグレクトした罪で有罪を認めた継母に、禁錮7年の判決が言い渡された。当局が保護した当時、少女の体重はわずか58ポンド（約26キロ）しかなかった。マラソン郡裁判所は、ブリタニー・ハル被告（33歳）に対し、実刑に加えて4年間の保護観察を言い渡した。
この判決は、ハル被告が児童への慢性的なネグレクトにより重大な身体的危害を加えた罪で有罪を認めたことを受け、火曜日に言い渡された。故意の児童虐待の容疑は棄却されたものの、量刑審理の中で考慮された。ハル被告は判決の一部として、被害者との接触を禁じられ、育児講座の受講を義務付けられた。
A 52-year-old woman in Wisconsin pleaded no contest to charges of severely abusing and starving her 14-year-old stepdaughter, who weighed just 35 pounds when found last year. Melissa Goodman faces up to 46 years in prison at her sentencing in July. She is the first of four adults charged in the case to be convicted.
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A Texas jury convicted Marianna Miles of injuring her stepdaughter by chaining her in a locked bedroom and denying her food. Miles, 46, was sentenced to up to 70 years in prison. The case came to light after school officials noticed signs of abuse in 2022.
A Milwaukee judge sentenced Charles A. Dupriest to five years in prison for locking his six young children inside a storage unit overnight while he slept in an SUV with his wife and dog. The 33-year-old father was convicted on nine charges, including five felony counts of child neglect. The court emphasized accountability over poverty as the basis for the punishment.
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A Massachusetts couple was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for their roles in the death of their 10-month-old foster son, whom they neglected to seek medical care for despite clear signs of serious illness. Superior Court Judge Tracy Duncan ordered Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker, both of Adams, to serve three to five years in a state correctional facility after convictions for involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment.