Dastardly Dads

Notice that Mom found out about the beating by telephone.

Was Daddy babysitting, or was this court-ordered visitation? Not explained.

Dad is identified as CHARLES PERRY.

http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2013/05/13/news/doc5191627ba2f49826056463.txt

Torrington dad accused of beating 4-year-old son
Published: Monday, May 13, 2013

By Jessica Glenza

BANTAM

A Torrington father accused of striking his 4-year-old son in the head and back with a leather belt is facing felony risk of injury to a minor and misdemeanor assault charges.

Charles Perry, 23, 92 Cookes Ridge, Torrington, told police he struck the child after the 4-year-old strangled two of the man’s four pet rats.

According to a sworn statement from Perry, he left his 4-year-old son inside for between 30 and 45 minutes while Perry went outside to work on his car in the driveway. When Perry went inside to check on the toddler, he saw two of his four pet rats were dead, and that he believed the boy had strangled them.

Perry said he asked the 4-year-old, “What did you do?” The boy responded, “I don’t know.”

According to Perry’s arrest affidavit, he told police, “He lost it and slapped [the boy] on the side of his head. (The boy) began crying and Perry kept asking him ‘What did he do?’ (the boy) kept saying he didn’t know. Perry said he took his leather belt off placed (the boy) on the bed and struck (the boy) two to three times on his bottom.”

The boy’s mother, however, found a red mark on the boy’s back and a bruise behind his right ear. The boy’s mother also said that Perry called her immediately after the incident, saying he’d hit the boy twice on the head and once on the back with the belt.

A public defender has since been appointed to represent Perry, whose bond was set at $30,000. Perry is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on June 6.

We first covered this story when it broke back in August 2011. Freaking unbelievable that this guy was never locked up, and was allowed to terrorize this mother and children as long as he did.

The self- confessed killer dad is NAIM RASOOL MUHAMMAD.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Father-Accused-of-Drowning-Sons-Faces-Death-Row-207340801.html

Father Accused of Drowning Sons Faces Death Row

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 | Updated 6:11 AM CDT

The attorney for a 34-year-old man accused of drowning two of his sons in a North Texas creek told jurors on Monday that he expects the father to be convicted, and he'll focus on keeping the man off death row.

Defense attorney Paul Johnson gave the blunt assessment to a Dallas County jury during his opening statements in the capital murder trial of Naim Rasool Muhammad, who is accused in the August 2011 drowning of two of his sons, 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah. Prosecutors have said they would seek a death sentence if Muhammad is convicted.

Dallas County prosecutor Tammy Kemp detailed for the jury, step by step, the moments leading to the children's deaths south of Dallas.

She said Muhammad used a brick to force the boys and their mother into his vehicle as she walked the children to school; the older boy was starting kindergarten.

Their mother jumped out of the vehicle at an intersection and alerted a nearby constable, who called police but did not pursue the fleeing vehicle. Constables are mainly process servers in civil cases.

Muhammad's mother later called 911 to say her son had drowned the boys and she had their unresponsive bodies.

Court records show Muhammad has a history of violence and Child Protective Services officials had been tracking the family for months.

Muhammad confessed to the killings later that day, telling homicide detectives during a videotaped interview that he drowned the boys in a remote creek, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Authorities have said Muhammad also tried but failed to take his youngest child, a 1-year-old, from another location earlier in the day.

The children had been under watch by Texas Child Protective Services since early 2011, after the agency received a referral of family violence. CPS declined to say who made the referral but said the three children and their mother, Kametra Sampson, were living together in a shelter at the time.

So it's "unclear" where the mother is or what happened to her. Let me suggest two likely scenarios for a custodial father who had no problems torturing his own little girl:

1) He killed her and hid the body very well; or
2) She fled for her life and has "disappeared" in order to stay alive

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chinese-girl-torture-father-arrested-1888845

Chinese girl torture: Father arrested after 11-year-old daughter is found with mouth stitched with fishing cord

14 May 2013 15:49

Xiao Li was also forced to kneel on broken glass, hung upside down and beaten with sticks and had her head dipped in boiling water

An 11-year-old girl had her mouth stitched up with fishing cord and her head dipped in boiling water during a horrific campaign of alleged abuse by her father, according to reports.

Little Xiao Li was forced to kneel on a floor covered with broken glass, hung upside down and beaten with ropes and sticks and had her skin pierced with sewing needles.

The malnourished child's unimaginable ordeal came to light this week when she was discovered walking along a road in the town of Shichang in China's southwestern Guizhou Province.

Photographs from the hospital she was taken to show scars all over her body, while her hair is unlikely ever to grow back because of the temperatures it was subjected to.

The girl's father was arrested following the discovery of the girl.

The victim's grandmother, who is mother to the arrested man, told Sky News that she had looked after the child for five years before her son returned from working elsewhere in China.

Xiao Li is now recovering in hospital. The costs of her medical care have been waived and the local authorities claim to be organising an extensive programme of psychological treatment.

Chen Yuefang, a local government official, said they are now seeking guardians to look after Xiao Li for the remainder of her childhood because her grandparents are too elderly to do so.

It is unclear where her mother is or what might have happened to her.

We first reported on this case a few days ago. Even at that time, we suspected that ADOLFO GUZMAN was a custodial father. Turns out we were correct. Still no word on what happened to the mother of these kids, or how this guy was able to move from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. with three kids.

http://www.local10.com/news/judge-to-decide-where-boy-lives-after-fathers-child-abuse-arrest/-/1717324/20139690/-/cath1gz/-/index.html

Judge: Boy can stay with older sister

Adolfo Guzman charged with aggravated child abuse

Author: Benjamin Candea, Senior Web Producer
Alexandra Fruin, Producer

Published On: May 14 2013 10:49:52 AM EDT
Updated On: May 14 2013 02:19:41 PM EDT

MIAMI - A dependency court judge ruled a 12-year-old boy can stay with his older sister after their father was charged with tying the boy to a pole with a bicycle cable wire.

The judge ruled Adolfo Guzman's son could stay in their Miami Beach apartment with his 15 and 21-year-old sisters under the supervision of the Department of Children and Families.

Guzman can have no contact with his son until his criminal case is resolved, the judge ruled.. He can see his 15-year-old daughter.

Police arrested Guzman on Sunday and charged him with aggravated child abuse. Neighbors said Guzman hadn't been back to his apartment since his arrest.

According to an arrest report, Guzman's son left their apartment without permission Saturday. When he returned home, Guzman threatened to tie him up if he continued to wander off. A neighbor said Guzman woke up and his son wasn't home.

On Sunday, the boy left again without permission. When he returned, Guzman used the cable wire to tie him to the pole outside their apartment, according to the arrest report.

Passer-bys flagged police officers down, who had the Miami Beach Fire Department cut the boy loose.

"It's all my fault. It's not his fault," the 12-year-old boy told Local 10's Glenna Milberg. "It's all my fault because I'm the one who got out of the house without permission. I came late."

The boy is the youngest of Guzman's children. A single father, Guzman raises his three children on a disability check. He moved to the U.S. from the Dominican Republican about three years ago.

"I don't say nothing because he deserved that because he made my dad do that," said the boy's sister.

"He never hit me in my life. Not even my sisters," said the boy.

Once again, we see that for abuser dads, CONTROL is the main thing. Whether through a "custody battle" or through cold-blooded murder matters not one whit to these @$$holes.

Killer dad is identified as ELVIS GARCIA-NOLASCO.

http://lawrenceville-ga.patch.com/articles/lawrenceville-father-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-sons-to-death

Lawrenceville Father Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Sons to Death

Elvis Garcia-Nolasco will spend at least 20 years behind bars for the 2011 murders of two of his young children.

By Vanzetta Evans 1:16 pm

On Tuesday, a Lawrenceville father pleaded guilty to charges he killed two of his children. Elvis Garcia-Nolasco pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault according to WSB-TV.

According to police said, in February 2011, Garcia-Nolasco stabbed his three children at a home on Bridle Path Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville. Bradley Garcia, 3 and Edward Garcia, 1, died in the attack. Another child who as also 3 at the time survived.

Police initially charged another man with the murders of the children, but later found new evidence linking Garcia-Nolasco to the crime. Investigators say the father tried to set up the initial suspect in a custody battle with the children's mother.

Garcia-Nolasco was sentenced to life with parole for the murders of the two boys. He also received 20 years for the aggravated assault charge. Should Garcia-Nolasco be paroled, he will be deported to his native Honduras.

Another case with a lot of omissions. Notice that we hear mention of Daddy and "the child's uncle." And that the surviving kids are now in "protective custody."

What is missing once again? Any mention of the mother. Was there a mother in this home? Or was this a custody/visitation situation?

Dad is identified as ZACHARY BARBER.

http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Father-charged-in-2-year-old-sons-beating-death-in-south-St-Louis-206964081.html

Father charged in 2-year-old son's beating death in south St. Louis

by KMOV.com Staff

Posted on May 10, 2013 at 2:44 PM Updated Friday, May 10 at 5:41 PM

(KMOV) – Charges have been filed against a 28-year-old man accused of beating his 2-year-old son to death at their south St. Louis home Thursday night.

Zachary Barber was charged Friday with first-degree manslaughter.

Authorities said officers were called to a home in the 7000 block of Weil around 7 p.m. after the child’s uncle said he was unconscious and having trouble breathing.

Police arrived to the scene and found Isiah Barber unresponsive. The child was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

According to police, Zachary Barber told officers he struck the child in the chest. He was taken into custody at the scene.

The toddler’s twin brother and a 4-year-old brother are now in protective custody.

Is PIERRE SCARBROUGH a custodial father? Notice that Daddy Dearest and his useless gal pal beat this girl on a school night, not on a weekend.

Sure looks like yet another abusive father who was able to get custody. What happened to Mom? What judge gave Daddy his "rights"?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-12/news/chi-cops-couple-beat-girl-11-with-extension-cord-for-eating-ice-cream-20130512_1_extension-cord-ice-cream-beat-girl

Cops: Couple beat girl, 11, with extension cord for eating ice cream

May 12, 2013|by Geoff Ziezulewicz | Tribune reporter

A Chicago father and his girlfriend face battery charges after they allegedly beat the man’s 11-year-old daughter with an extension cord because she ate their ice cream.

Pierre Scarbrough, 41, and Faith Alston, 37, were ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail Sunday at Cook County bond court in connection to the alleged thrashing.

They both face domestic battery and aggravated battery of a child younger than 13 charges, according to court records.

The victim suffered numerous deep cuts and welts on her arms and back from the beating, according to court records.

Scarbrough became upset Thursday when he discovered his daughter had eaten all the ice cream in their home on the 8000 block of South Loomis Boulevard, according to Kent.

The couple then made plans to beat the girl with an extension cord when she got home from school that afternoon, Kent said.

At about 8 p.m. that night, Scarbrough and Alston entered the girl’s room, Kent said.

Alston held the girl down while Scarbrough struck her about 12 times with the cord, according to Kent.

Officials at the girl’s school noticed her wounds Friday and she was taken to a hospital, according to court records.

The victim told police her father had punched her in the eye earlier this month, according to court records.

Scarbrough and Alston admitted to striking the girl with the extension cord, according to Kent.

“Yea I beat that lil (expletive) with a ironing cord,” Scarbrough reportedly told police when he was arrested Friday, court records state. “She stole from me.”

We're told that the murdered baby "had been in the care of her father," but we don't know what that means. Was he custodial? Was this a visitation situation? Was he "babysitting" while Mom was forced to work?

Dad is identified as EDUARDO OROZCO.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-arrest-baby-20130512,0,7440013.story

Father held on suspicion of killing 6-month-old girl

By Julie Cart

May 12, 2013, 9:22 p.m.

A man is in jail after being arrested on suspicion of killing his 6-month-old daughter, authorities said Sunday.

L.A. County sheriff deputies were sent to a home in an unincorporated part of Whittier on Friday to investigate the death of the child, who had been in the care of her father.

Authorities identified the suspect as 20-year-old Eduardo Orozco.

The child had suffered blunt-force injuries and was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, said sheriff's Sgt. Al Cano.

An investigation led to Orozco’s arrest Saturday night. He is being held without bail at the Norwalk sheriff’s station.

Dad is identified as MICHAEL BELL JR.

http://scotchplains.patch.com/articles/ucpo-plainfield-father-arrested-for-allegedly-beating-his-3-month-old-child

UCPO: Plainfield Father Arrested for Allegedly Beating His 3-Month-Old Child

The infant that Michael Bell Jr., 34, is accused of attacking remains in grave condition at Robert Wood University Hospital.

1:00 am The following press releases were received from the Union County Prosecutor's Office.

Update, May 11

Michael Bell Jr. , 34, was arrested Saturday night in Newark while attempting to flee the state via bus, announced Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. The Union County Homicide Task Force, New Jersey Transit Police Department, and the Amtrak Police Department arrested Bell near Penn Station following a cooperative effort.

Bell was transported to the Union County Jail and ordered held without bail by Superior Court Judge Robert Mega.

The infant that Bell is accused of attacking remains in grave condition at Robert Wood University Hospital. More information will be released as it becomes available.

Original Release, May 10

The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Plainfield Police Division are actively searching for a man wanted in connection with the severe beating of an infant.

Police were called to a house on the 200 block of Lee Place in Plainfield around 10:35 p.m. Friday. There, they discovered an injured 3-month-old child who was immediately transferred to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. Doctors later determined that the child, now listed in grave condition, was suffering from fractures and internal bleeding.

Authorities have charged the child’s father, 34-year-old Michael Bell with 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault. Bell fled the house after allegedly assaulting the child, and police are actively searching for him, said Romankow. Additional charges against Bell are expected to be filed in due course.

Anyone with information that leads to the arrest of Michael Bell is eligible for a reward of up to $5,000 from Union County Crime Stoppers. Anonymous tips can be called into (908) 654-TIPS or registered at www.uctip.org.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

Dad is identified as GARFIELD GOOD FACE.

http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20130513/UPDATES/305130024/Fund-set-up-Pierre-baby-allegedly-killed-by-father

Fund set up for Pierre baby allegedly killed by father

May 13, 2013 6:22 AM

Written by Associated Press

PIERRE — A memorial fund has been set up for a 2-month-old boy whose father is charged in his death.

Twenty-nine-year-old Garfield Good Face, of Pierre, faces a second-degree manslaughter charge in the Thursday death of his son, Teirnyn.

KCCR radio reports that a cause of death has not yet been determined. Hughes County State’s Attorney Wendy Kloeppner says an autopsy is planned. The Probable Cause Affidavit, which states the reason for a suspect’s arrest, has been sealed at the attorney’s request.

Pierre police received a called of an unresponsive infant about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived to Good Face’s home, they began CPR on the child. Teirnyn was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital.

The Teirnyn Good Face Memorial Fund is set up at Wells Fargo.

Dad is identified as CHRISTOPHER BERRY.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/lowell_father_charged_with_inj.html

Lowell father charged with injuring 2-month old boy

By The Associated Press on May 13, 2013 at 7:53

AM LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A 2-month old boy from Lowell is in the hospital with critical injuries that authorities say were caused by his father.

Prosecutors say 22-year-old Christopher Berry is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Lowell District Court on a charge of assault and battery on a child causing substantial bodily injury.

Police responded to a city home on Saturday where they found the baby boy unresponsive.

The infant was brought to Lowell General and then transferred to Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston.

Authorities determined the injuries were not accidental.

It was not clear if Berry had a lawyer for the case.

The Sun of Lowell reports that Berry is a veteran who served in Afghanistan.

Dad is identified as ADOLFO GUZMAN. Notice that there is no mention of a mother in the home, and that the boy is now "staying with relatives."

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395258/father-accused-of-tying-son-to.html

Father accused of tying son to laundry pole outside Miami Beach home

Adolfo Guzman, 49, is being held at a Miami detention center, accused of using bicycle cable wires to tie his 12-year-old son to a concrete laundry pole by his ankle because the boy left home without permission.

By GINA CHERELUS

A Miami Beach man was charged with aggravated child abuse after tying his son to a pole in front of their home near 71st Street for several hours, police said Monday.

Adolfo Guzman, 49, is being held at a Miami detention center, accused of using bicycle cable wires to tie his 12-year-old son to a concrete laundry pole by his ankle because the boy left home without permission.

Guzman left to go shopping shortly after, leaving the child tied up for a couple of hours, according to police.

Jehovah’s Witnesses going door to door noticed the tied-up child and notified police, Miami Beach spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.

Officers called in Miami Beach Fire Rescue to cut the boy free of the wire bicycle lock.

“This is a horrific crime. It is unbelievable that someone would do this to their child,” Hernandez said. “It’s wrong to leave a dog chained up, much less your own son.”

According to the police report, Guzman warned his son, after an earlier incident on Saturday where he wandered off, that if he left again, he would be tied up as a punishment.

The 12-year-old complained that the cables caused him pain in his ankles but no other injuries were reported. The Department of Children & Families is collaborating with police, said spokeswoman Lissette Valdes-Valle. The 12-year-old is staying with relatives, she said.

The family has no previous history with the department. A hearing on where the boy will stay is set for Tuesday.

Guzman is being held on $50,000 bond.

Sounds like another father who brutally shook and/or threw the baby. Retinal damage is often seen in this kind of abusive head trauma.

Dad is identified as BRELYND NAJEE MCCLAIN.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/10/2884282/raleigh-father-charged-with-child.html

Raleigh father charged with child abuse in 10-month-old's eye injury

Published: May 10, 2013
From staff reports

RALEIGH — Brelynd Najee McClain, 21, of Raleigh is charged with causing a retinal hemorrhage in his 10-month-old child late last month.

According to an arrest warrant obtained by Raleigh police, the child suffered “abusive head trauma” on April 28.

Police arrested McClain on Thursday night at his apartment at 3000 Walnut Creek Parkway.

He is charged with intentional child abuse causing serious injury.

The arrest warrant said McClain was the child’s parent, but did not say if the baby was a boy or a girl.

Police did not say if the baby suffered long-term damage from the eye injury.

McClain was held in lieu of $100,000 bail for a court appearance Friday.

Another case where Daddy was "care taking" while Mom had to work....

Dad is identified as IVORY JONES.

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/264404/2/Police-investigating-infants-death-in-Pine-Bluff

Ivory Jones charged with first-degree murder after infant's death

10:39 PM, May 9, 2013

Amy Hancock

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (KTHV) - A Pine Bluff father is sitting behind bars, charged with first degree murder after his infant child died in his care.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Ivory Jones, 23, of Pine Bluff has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his infant child was declared dead Thursday morning.

Police said they were called to a home on Richard Court around 6:33 in reference to a child not breathing. Police said when they arrived, they found the child in an infant seat on a love seat in front of a television; the child was pale and unresponsive.

Police said the Jones had put him in front of the television sometime between midnight and 1 a.m. and fell asleep. Jones later woke at 6 a.m. to find their pet dog, a 3-year-old Boxer, lying on top of the baby.

Jones said he tried to perform CPR for about 5 minutes but realized it was too late, added police.

They said he then went outside to wait on the child's mother to come home from work before calling police. The sheriff's office webpage indicates that Jones is being held without bond.

This is freaking insanity. CPS takes this mother's kids because of the father's abuse--but he has court-ordered visitation. If she doesn't let them visit, she could go to jail.

Thank you fathers rights!

UNNAMED DAD and unnamed judge. Surprised?

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Mom-worries-about-her-kids-care-in-CPS-206825481.html

CPS takes woman's children because of estranged husband's behavior

by Andrew Horansky / KHOU 11 News khou.com
Posted on May 9, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Updated yesterday at 6:35 PM

HOUSTON – A Houston mother is paying the price for her estranged husband’s behavior, and she believes CPS is putting her children at risk.

Lauryn Horton’s daughters have been living with a foster family through CPS for the last three months.

On a recent visit, Horton noticed her 6-month-old baby had developed a severe diaper rash and other problems. Horton sent graphic photos to back up her claims.

"Behind both of her ears it’s peeling and red. Behind one of them, it’s bleeding," Horton said. "She used to smile all the time and she doesn’t even smile anymore."

Horton said Joley's diaper rash was so bad, at one point, it had blistered.

Horton said the separation is tough for her older daughter, Nylah.

"She doesn't understand either. I mean, all I can thell them is I love them and I miss them and they're gonna come home," Horton said.

CPS took the children because they were not convinced Horton could protect them from their father. The couple is separated, but the father still has visitation rights.

Earlier this year, police were called to his home during a visitation weekend and allegedly found him high on PCP. They arrested him and charged him with child endangerment.

Though the children were returned to their mother, Horton said a CPS worker soon began making visits.

Eventually, they handed her a court order and placed the kids in temporary foster care.

Horton’s attorney argues she had no choice because the court gave her estranged husband visitation rights.

"He could have had her arrested for interfering with the child custody order. He could have taken her to court and had her held in contempt and jailed and fined," attorney Julie Kellerman said.

Today Horton is only able to visit with her children one day a week for one hour. Her attorney is working with CPS to resolve the matter.

After Horton complained and 11 News began making calls, the infant was taken to see a doctor. She was diagnosed with psoriasis and is now receiving medication.

The confessed killer dad is CHRISTOPHER RAINS.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/father-admits-shooting-baby-to-death

Father admits shooting baby to death

Updated: Thursday, 09 May 2013, 10:43 PM MDT
Published : Thursday, 09 May 2013, 6:29 PM MDT

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Christopher Rains agreed to a plea deal Thursday afternoon in the shooting death of his baby avoiding a trial that would have taken place later this month.

Rains was 22 when he killed his 9-month-old baby girl in December 2009. He told a 911 dispatcher at the time he shot the infant to punish the baby's mom for wanting to date another man.

Rains pleaded guilty to four counts of kidnapping and one count of intentional child abuse resulting in death. He was sentenced to 63 years, but as part of the plea agreement will face 36 years in the state Department of Corrections. He must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence.

This plea agreement means avoiding what would have been an incredibly painful trial.

Several members of the young victim's family were in court and spoke before Rains' sentencing. At one point the baby's mother was so overcome with emotion she had to be carried out of court.

Last week Rains' attorneys filed a motion asking a judge to drop the charges against him claiming his right to a speedy trial was violated. That motion was denied, and the case was expected to go to trial later this month.

Rains spoke out in court Thursday saying he is remorseful and that he deserved "Hell itself."

The baby's grandfather told KRQE News 13 he hopes his family can move on.

"We were expecting more than what he got today," LeRoy Trujillo said. "I mean, he's going to prison where he belongs. We just hope to move forward and start getting on the right road."

UNNAMED DAD. Notice that surviving children have been taken into "protective custody," and that there is NO mention of a mother in the home. Was there one?

http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Homicide-detectives-investigating-report-of-unresponsive-child-in-south-St-Louis-206857211.html

Father arrested in 2-year-old son's death in south St. Louis

by KMOV.com Staff KMOV.com

Posted on May 9, 2013 at 7:31 PM
Updated today at 8:32 AM

(KMOV) – Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after his 2-year-old son was found dead in their south St. Louis home Thursday night.

Authorities said officers were called to a home in the 7000 block of Weil around 7 p.m. after the child’s uncle said he was unconscious and having trouble breathing.

Police arrived to the scene and found the victim unresponsive.

The child was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

According to police, the suspect told officers he struck the child in the chest. He was taken into custody at the scene.

The toddler’s twin brother and a 4-year-old brother were taken into protective custody.

Additional details were not immediately known.

Dad is identified as SEAN MICHAEL BEARD.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sean-beard-arrest-infant-20130510,0,1689054.story

Father due in court in alleged beating of 25-day-old daughter

By Robert J. Lopez May 10, 2013, 6:37 a.m.

An 18-year-old father was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges in connection with the alleged beating of his daughter when she was less than a month old.

Sean Michael Beard was arrested Wednesday, about a month after police said he and the baby’s mother first took the child to the hospital with bruising to her face, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.

Doctors there recommended they take the 25-day-old baby to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where doctors discovered additional trauma allegedly caused by abuse, Sheriff's Department officials said in a statement.

Beard, a Hesperia resident, was booked on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child. He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

You would think this would be common sense.

But thanks to the pernicious influence of the fathers rights movement, common sense can no longer be assumed.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-father-abuse-20130509,0,7372254.story

Father may lose sons if he molests a daughter, court decides

By Maura Dolan May 9, 2013, 12:51 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A father who sexually molests his daughter may also lose custody of his sons, even if he never harmed them, the California Supreme Court unanimously decided Thursday.

In a ruling written by Justice Ming W. Chin, the state high court upheld the decision of juvenile court judge in Los Angeles to take responsibility for a father’s five children and permit him only supervised visits.

“When a father severely sexually abuses his own child, the court may assume jurisdiction over, and take steps to protect, the child’s siblings,” Chin wrote.

The court said the facts of the case should determine the outcome. “We merely hold the evidence in this case supports the juvenile court's assertion of jurisdiction.”

The juvenile court found the father had raped his 14-year-old daughter and molested her over three years.

His three sons said they had never been mistreated, had been unaware of the abuse and wanted to live with both their parents, the court said.

Although a younger daughter faced more danger from her father than his sons, “this does not mean the risk to the sons is nonexistent,” Chin wrote.

The children were permitted to live with their mother, but an outside monitor was required to be present when he visited their home.

The killer dad is identified as JOSHUA IRVINE. Typical slap-on-the-wrist sentence.

http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/Madill-father-pleads-guilty-in-death-of-son-206707781.html

Posted: Wed 11:28 PM, May 08, 2013
Reporter: News 12 Staff Updated: Thu 8:36 AM, May 09, 2013

Madill father gets 4 years in infant son's death

MADILL, OK -- A Madill father accused of killing his own son in July, pleads guilty.

Court records show Joshua Irvine had been charged with second degree murder, but pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter.

Madill Police said Irvine was alone with his four-month-old son and two other children when the baby became unresponsive. The infant later died.

Court records show Irvine was sentenced to four years in prison.