Kevin Randal Hill, 30, of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was sentenced on April 5th, 2012, by United States District Judge Stephen P. Friot to serve 144 months in federal prison for child abuse of his
5-month-old daughter, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney
for the Western District of Oklahoma.
According to court records and information from the plea hearing and
sentencing, Hill had recently been medically discharged from the Army
and was living on post at Fort Sill with his wife—an active duty
soldier—when he abused their 5-month-old daughter.
At the plea hearing, Hill admitted that on January 28th, 2011, while his wife was away from home performing Army field exercises, he slapped, shook, threw, and dropped the baby onto the floor, where he then sat on her.
Hill also admitted that on January 30, 2011, while his wife was still performing Army exercises, he slapped, squeezed, and slammed the baby onto the couch, then pushed his weight into her, causing her to stop breathing.
Medical evidence at the sentencing hearing established that Hill’s abuse resulted in a fractured skull and severe, permanent brain damage to the baby. Medical testimony established that the child now suffers from severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy, which is expected to significantly shorten her lifespan. Hill presented testimony and evidence at sentencing regarding a diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hill was indicted on May 4, 2011. He pled guilty to two counts of committing child abuse on November 4, 2011.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Hale.
SOURCE: http://www.justice.gov
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At the plea hearing, Hill admitted that on January 28th, 2011, while his wife was away from home performing Army field exercises, he slapped, shook, threw, and dropped the baby onto the floor, where he then sat on her.
Hill also admitted that on January 30, 2011, while his wife was still performing Army exercises, he slapped, squeezed, and slammed the baby onto the couch, then pushed his weight into her, causing her to stop breathing.
Medical evidence at the sentencing hearing established that Hill’s abuse resulted in a fractured skull and severe, permanent brain damage to the baby. Medical testimony established that the child now suffers from severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy, which is expected to significantly shorten her lifespan. Hill presented testimony and evidence at sentencing regarding a diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hill was indicted on May 4, 2011. He pled guilty to two counts of committing child abuse on November 4, 2011.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Hale.
SOURCE: http://www.justice.gov
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