NX Express Posted March 7, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 7, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/nyregion/07baby.html?ref=nyregion A 23-year-old man was charged with assaulting his 13-week-old daughter, whose injuries included 17 fractured ribs and a lacerated liver. The man, Juan Gomez, of Ozone Park, Queens, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. Friday by the Queens Child Abuse Squad and charged with first- and second-degree assault, as well as endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned at Queens Criminal Court late Saturday night, and Mr. Gomez’s court-appointed lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. “The extent of the physical injuries that this innocent and helpless child suffered in just the first few weeks of her life is beyond comprehension,” Richard A. Brown, the Queens district attorney, said in a statement. “That they were allegedly committed by her father boggles the mind.” Mr. Gomez is accused of abusing his daughter, Hailey, while caring for her when her mother was at work. The girl was admitted to Schneider Children’s Hospital at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Feb. 25 with fractured ribs, a lacerated liver, a broken ankle and trouble breathing caused by a disruption to the lining of her lung, among other injuries. Some of the injuries appeared to have been inflicted earlier, including fractures to the leg and foot that were already healing. According to the district attorney’s office, Mr. Gomez was alone with his daughter in late January, when he grew frustrated that she would not stop crying and bit her on the right leg. He took charge of bathing Hailey for the next week, so others would not notice the bite mark, prosecutors said. The district attorney’s office said Mr. Gomez told the police and prosecutors that he would head-butt the infant, with piercings on his head causing bruises, and that he would throw her about a foot into the air and catch her by “placing his hands over her rib cage.” The prosecutor’s office also said Mr. Gomez described taking the baby’s ankles and feet and pushing her legs back “until the feet and ankles were bent back onto her chest.” If convicted, Mr. Gomez could face up to 15 years in prison, the district attorney’s office said. As Hugo Basso, an assistant district attorney, read a list of Hailey’s injuries at Mr. Gomez’s arraignment, gasps could be heard throughout the courtroom. “These were all injuries consistent with child abuse, not incidental,” Mr. Basso said, adding that any one of them could have been life threatening for a child of that age. At the hearing, Mr. Gomez stood nearly silent, dressed in a black, hooded sweatshirt and jeans, with spiked ear piercings visible. His lawyer, Gary F. Miret, said Mr. Gomez was innocent of all counts. “Many issues will be enlightened” as the investigation proceeds, Mr. Miret said. Mr. Basso said that authorities at the Queens Child Advocacy Center first questioned Mr. Gomez about Hailey’s injuries on Feb. 27, when Mr. Gomez said she was accidentally hurt while he tried to put on her sweater. It was during a second set of interrogations on March 5, Mr. Basso said, that Mr. Gomez acknowledged the other incidents. Judge Lenora Gerald set Mr. Gomez’s bail at $250,000 and issued an order of protection that prohibits Mr. Gomez from contacting his daughter. Asked Saturday evening whether there had been previous complaints to the Administration for Children’s Services about Mr. Gomez, Sharman Stein, a spokeswoman for the agency, said she had no information. What has the world come to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 7, 2010 That's very sad. The man should be punished severily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 7, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 7, 2010 There's no hope for a monster like that. One can only hope the inmates shows this 'dad' the same treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 7, 2010 Awsome, just totally awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted March 7, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 7, 2010 He deserves the same he did to that poor baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 7, 2010 As a father of a six year old this man needs to be put to death a nice slow death for abusing an innocent baby like that. This man is an animal and does not deserve to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 7, 2010 As a father of a six year old this man needs to be put to death a nice slow death for abusing an innocent baby like that. This man is an animal and does not deserve to live. Now your making sense How can you do that to a little baby. They find out what he did in prison, he's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 7, 2010 Now your making sense How can you do that to a little baby. They find out what he did in prison, he's done. I always make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 7, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 7, 2010 Now your making sense How can you do that to a little baby. They find out what he did in prison, he's done. He'll be lucky to last just a day. After that he'll need to be put into solitary confinement for his own safety. Which would be too good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 7, 2010 He'll be lucky to last just a day. After that he'll need to be put into solitary confinement for his own safety. Which would be too good for him. Much to good for him let gen pop take care of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted March 7, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 7, 2010 Forget prison! Put 17 fractures in his ribs and lacerate his f***ing liver. I can't believe this crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted March 7, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 7, 2010 I just don't understand what can go thru a persons mind when they hurt a small child, a pet ect. its f*cking outrageouse and those people are usless and need to be delt with in a violent matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted March 8, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 8, 2010 When they say some people shouldn't have children, these are perfect examples. Alot of 23yr old males these days, don't have the patience or sense to take care of a baby. Most of them are to spoiled to take care of themselves and still rely on mommy to give them an allowance. If mommy or their girlfriends don't tell them to wash their ass, they'd forget........... Sadly, this crap doesn't surprise me at all anymore. The fact our country is to soft on animals like these, doesn't make it better. Hopefully a few stitches in his ass in prison, will make him regret what he done, every time he craps............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 8, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 8, 2010 I like your view on justice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jashawn R. Posted March 8, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 8, 2010 When they say some people shouldn't have children, these are perfect examples. Alot of 23yr old males these days, don't have the patience or sense to take care of a baby. Most of them are to spoiled to take care of themselves and still rely on mommy to give them an allowance. If mommy or their girlfriends don't tell them to wash their ass, they'd forget........... Sadly, this crap doesn't surprise me at all anymore. The fact our country is to soft on animals like these, doesn't make it better. Hopefully a few stitches in his ass in prison, will make him regret what he done, every time he craps............ I agree with this...If you were a helpless baby, would you want someone who contributed to your being here, to beat you like a grown man??? I wouldn't think so...I have much sympathy for the baby girl, but not for this dumbass! I hope he gets so messed up, his crap will never stay in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted March 8, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 8, 2010 Wait till they put the heartless motherf--ker in the cage. Those other guys in the prison sure as hell won't hesitate a bit. He'll wind up like the guys from those prison fight TV shots, bloody and bruised on the cold ground... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted March 8, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 8, 2010 If they kill him on the spot, it'll save the costs to keeping that dirtbag fed and sheltered. Not to mention possible court trials to get a lesser sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaramelFrapp Posted March 9, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 9, 2010 This psycho, piece of cow manure deserves to be flown to the Everglades all tied up from head to toe, and then thrown into a river to be eaten alive by alligators. What a vile and despicable thing to do to a poor child. :mad: :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 9, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 9, 2010 Just sad.:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted March 9, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 9, 2010 Savage POS plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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