A couple from the state of Idaho in the northeastern United States who have been accused of physical and sexual abuse infant She pleaded guilty this week when she was just seven weeks old, police authorities said.
Is about Nicholas Branson Y haleyharrisboth 26 years old, who, according to the Univisión network, accepted charges of violating a minor and forced sexual penetration.
According to the Kootenai County Attorney, the baby suffered about 14 fractures, internal injuries and genital trauma.
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Branson, the girl’s father, pleaded guilty to both crimes earlier this week. Speaking to police, he admitted to injuring and raping the baby. For her part, Harris, the mother, admitted to an assault charge against her baby in late March 2022.
In December last year, Kootenai County lawmakers responded to Kootenai Health Hospital after receiving reports from medical workers that a little girl had “traumatic” injuries that were “significant and critical” and consistent with sexual abuse, as quoted from Court documents show local network KHQ.
Doctors reportedly found evidence of multiple injuries to both legs, likely caused by “violently grasping and twisting” the baby’s limbs. He also suffered numerous broken ribs and liver damage from blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
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Among the evidence found by authorities are incriminating text messages between the couple.
The parents were arrested a month later following an investigation by the authorities. Harris is currently being held on $100,000 bond and Branson is on $250,000 bond.
Branson has to undergo one Psychosexual Assessment ahead of his sentencing hearing, currently scheduled for August 24, 2022. While Harris is scheduled for June 22, the KREM portal, a local CBS affiliate, said.
The victim’s current condition is unknown, but police confirmed last January that the girl was already out of danger.