Derrick Crispin Abuses Toddlers; Sickens Detectives
January 11, 2008 by Morbid

Utah - Derrick Lee Crispin, 29, was arrested for investigation of two counts of second degree felony child abuse in what Salt Lake County investigators are calling one of the worst cases of child abuse they’ve ever seen. “In my 31 years with the sheriff’s office … I rate this in the top five worst (child abuse) cases,” said Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Paul Jaroscak, who used to work in the family crimes unit. “Detectives who were looking at the injuries of this child were sickened.” A 2-year-old girl was brought to St. Mark’s Hospital by her mother, Amy Roberts, 30. The girl’s eyes were swollen shut, appeared to have burns on her face, she had numerous cuts all over her body including what looked like an apparent knife wound near her temple, she was missing teeth and her hand “looked like it went through a weed-wacker.”
Her mother was questioned and changed her story on how the child got the injuries at elast 5 times. Investigators went to Roberts’ condo near 800 East and 3950 South to question her boyfriend. After questioning him, and serving a search warrant at the residence, where additional undisclosed evidence was collected, Derrick Lee Crispin was arrested. There was also a 9-year-old boy at the residence, but he showed no signs of abuse but was placed in protective custody. Crispin is being held without bail and Robert’s was booked for investigation of child abuse and obstruction of justice.




















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