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Why was this poor baby in dad GREGORY PARKER's care? Was he babysitting while Mom was at work? Was it a custody/visitation arrangement? No explanation given.

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20130514/HURBLOG/130519810/1223?Title=Morgan-City-dad-arrested-after-baby-hospitalized-with-brain-damage

Morgan City dad arrested after baby hospitalized with brain damage

The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:32 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:32 p.m.

MORGAN CITY — St. Mary Parish authorities say an 18-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of second-degree cruelty to juveniles after his infant son was found to have suffered brain damage.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said Gregory Parker of Morgan City was arrested Monday.

Deputies reported receiving a report from a doctor at Children's Hospital of New Orleans about a 3-month-old with injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

Detectives said they interviewed family members and determined the baby was in his father's care when he suffered the injuries. Parker was booked into the parish jail. No bond had been listed as of this morning.

Gangsters run riot in Kisumu
Daily Nation
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Judge refuses to throw out Etan Patz '79 murder case
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Connect the dots, folks. TIMOTHY A. PHILLIPS is obviously a custodial father, as this tortured child clearly spends all her time at Daddy's house. There is NO MENTION of the mother of this child--it's as if Daddy found this little girl in a cabbage patch.

Questions should always be raised when a sick sh** like this dude has custody. Is Mom alive, dead, disappeared? Was she battered/tortured as well? Can her whereabouts be confirmed? How did the father get custody? Who gave him custody? Were their previous allegations of domestic violence or child abuse that were ignored, discounted, dismissed?

None of these questions are even considered here.

http://fox4kc.com/2013/05/15/parents-charged-after-9-year-old-found-locked-in-unfinished-basement/

Father, girlfriend charged after 9-year-old found locked in basement

Posted on: 11:56 am, May 15, 2013, by Sarah J. Clark, updated on: 12:54pm, May 15, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Mo., couple has been charged with child abuse after a 9-year-old girl was found locked in their basement.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters-Baker on Wednesday said Timothy A. Phillips, 29, and Lacey A. Chaney, 27, each face child abuse and neglect charges in addition to felonious restraint charges for the mistreatment of Phillips’ 9-year-old daughter.

According to Peters-Baker, a school nurse suspected the 9-year-old was the victim of abuse after the child was sent to her office smelling of urine. The nurse said the girl admitted that her “private parts” hurt.

Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies went to the home to question the parents and they acknowledged the girl was kept in the basement.

According to the probable cause, Timothy Phillips, the girl’s father, said she had a bladder control problem and would urinate on herself. Phillips told authorities that he “cannot afford to keep cleaning up after [her].” He admitted the girl is bathed “every five days or so” because she does not like it.

According to the probable cause, Phillips acknowledged that not bathing the child has caused severe infections. Phillips said due to the infections the child was forced to urinate and defecate outside because he did not want the infections to be passed on to others in the house. When asked why his daughter was not treated by a doctor, Phillips told police, “What difference would it make, [she] is just going to p— on [herself] anyways.”

Phillips admitted to ‘popping’ the girl in the mouth and ‘whopping’ her behind before he locked her in the basement while he was at work as punishment for being suspended from school.

Phillips’ live-in girlfriend, Lacey Chaney, confirmed much of what Phillips said, adding that she believed the girl urinated on herself to keep others away. Chaney said she contracted a yeast infection after using the same toilet as the girl and since that time the girl was forced to urinate and defecate outside.

Also living in the home was Chaney’s 6-year-old son who received preferential treatment. Chaney was able to name the last time he was seen by a doctor, but could not for the girl.

Deputies examined the home and found it to be generally tidy and well lit with clean bedding and clothes in the bedrooms.

In the probable cause, an officer at the scene described entering the basement.

“The door was secured by a lock and chain and had an alarm affixed to the frame that sounded an audible alarm when opened from the basement,” the officer wrote. He described the basement as dimly lit with exposed wires and a leaking sewage pipe. The officer said the basement smelled strongly of urine and noticed a blanket that appeared to be used as toilet paper. He found the girl’s clothing in a small pile outside, covered in dirt and smelling of mildew.

The victim was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital for evaluation. While being treated, the child said she could not remember the last time she used the restroom inside her home.

Chaney and Phillips are being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond.

Dallas Morning News
Former constable indicted on murder, assault charges
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Trial rescheduled for man charged in fatal 2012 prison riot
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Suspect in South Philadelphia DJ murder charged, identified
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Josephe Murray, 18, of the 5700 block of Reedland Street, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murder and robbery. Tom Watson, 36, known as DJ Fenix, was shot and killed at the Haagen-Dazs ice cream shop at 242 South Street around 3:45 a.m. ...
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Man wanted in South Africa over wife's murder suffers mental health relapse
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Two men sentenced for beating Good Samaritan in 2011 Stanley Cup riot
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Trial rescheduled for man charged in prison riot
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A federal judge has rescheduled the trial of an inmate accused of participating in a deadly prison riot last year in Mississippi. One guard was killed and 20 people were injured in the May 20 riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Facility ...

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