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Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison After Ironing Shirt On Child’s Back

April 16, 2012 at 9:34 am by Morbid

ROCKFORD, IL – As my co-workers can attest to, I do not iron. That’s what a wife is for. Or sometimes in my case, a dryer. It’s not that I don’t own one, as I love my grilled cheese sandwiches. I just don’t own an ironing board. I waved bye to it as my ex drove away in a U-haul packed with other things she owned that I paid for.

But I can honestly say that I if I did need an impromptu ironing board in the face of some kind of emergency, the last thing I would have ever thought of using would be a sleeping child’s back. A foot stool or wheel chock? Sure. But not an ironing board. Inexplicably, 43-year-old Elliot Moore didn’t have that same line of thinking when he used the back of an 18-month-old girl to iron a shirt.

Back in 2010, Moore was watching a woman’s two young children while she was at school. Because the 18-month-old was sleeping on his lap, Moore was experiencing difficulties ironing his work shirt. Needing a wrinkle-free shirt, but enjoying the quiet of a sleeping child, he improvised in an attempt to have both at the same time by using the child’s back as an ironing board.

He stopped patting himself on the back when the girl woke up crying in pain. Noticing he had burned her back, Moore attempted first aid by splashing the burn with cold water and then sticking her in a sleeper. When the girl’s mother arrived home, she stated she found an agitated Moore standing outside in the parking lot holding a bag of his clothes. He left immediately, telling her he needed to hurry and get to work.

It wasn’t until later that evening that the woman realized why Moore was in such a hurry to get the hell out of Dodge. After her daughter would not stop crying, the woman changed her clothes and discovered the large, open burn wound on the little girl’s back. She was rushed to the hospital and police were called. Moore would admit to ironing the girl to investigators and was charged with aggravated battery to a child.

This past Friday, Moore stood in front of Judge Rosemary Collins and plead guilty to that charge and was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in prison. The charge normally carries a 3 to 7 year prison term, but because of the age of the victim, Moore was eligible for an extended term which he obviously (and deservedly) received.

Tags: burn, Child Abuse, Crime, Elliot Moore, Illinois, iron

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kniption

So… are you saying that the heat that makes a shirt all flat and everything is the same heat that burns children’s skin and stuff?!?

Stop it!! Now you’re just talkin’ crazy!
newstarshipsmell ™

I’m torn between hoping that he inflicted as little pain and injury as possible before she reacted, and hoping that she isn’t going to be walking around with the obvious outline of a fucking iron on her back the rest of her life.
JohnQknowitall

Every once in a while there comes stupidity that I would never have dreamed about… such as actually thinking that a person, without malice, would do this.

Too stupid: please leave society.
Sam

W T F???
Oh how i wish he would have ironed his own hand just to test the temperature before starting on his shirt / her back.
People are seriously THIS stupid?? How in the fuck did the sperm that made this EVER make it to the egg???
newstarshipsmell ™

Don’t worry, the inevitable outcome of this is irons in the future will come with prominent warnings not to use them on children’s skin – and then this will never happen again!
SayAunt

Ironing a WORK shirt? What the hell kind of work would this moron be capable of?
OutOfBubbleGum

And they say us men can’t multi-task! Take that ladies!!!!

Of course, he was only accomplishing 2 tasks at the same time. No one told him that the second child in a hot tub with a live shark with one load of whites qualifies as a 3rd task, but he’d be advised to go easy on the bleach for the safety of the child alone.
newstarshipsmell ™

The irony of it all is that it was a Wrinkle Free Shirt.
DangerousKindOfSnark

Now, now, let’s not over react. If all the stupid died who would mow our lawns and drop our fries?
DangerousKindOfSnark

“I do not iron. That’s what a wife is for.”

Holy shit! Good thing I don’t plan on saying “I do” ever. I do not know how to iron. When my first boyfriend and I moved in together, he learned I take my clothes to the dry cleaner to get pressed. I didn’t have an iron or a board. He had to go and buy them for his clothes, which baffles me because he wears scrubs to work and the few things he needs ironed I could just take to work for the cleaner to pick up. I have found that guys are way more fastidious about that shit than I am.
sugarpie

I’d be up for ironing on a “STUPID” tattoo across his back.
JGo555

I am going to run the risk of being repetitive but:

“IRONING. YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG”.
newstarshipsmell ™

The robots, that the leftover smart people would finally get around to building in the absence of the stupid?
newstarshipsmell ™

But wouldn’t you prefer “TWO WAY TRAFFIC” on one of his buttocks instead?
JGo555

Going by the pic, the dude seems like he’s SPESHUL inthe way that shouldn’t be made fun off UNLESS you commit a crime. ESPECIALLY A crime in which A BABY is the victim.

WTF dude, have you not heard of a BED for an ironing board?

@Morbid:twitter I am a girl that refuses to iron. Ironing was like a punishment for me & if it doesn’t go into a dryer, the clothing item will NOT be purchased.
JGo555

Mexicans?

Yes, I WENT THERE!

And your Dominicans would be your building supers.
JGo555

Stupid doesn’t mean weak. Ex: High School football players.
CT

No fucking kidding! I don’t even iron my OWN clothes. No joke. It costs .99 per garment and I already work full time, take care of two 4 year olds and a house. My husband cuts the grass (oh wait, he pays someone else to do that) and does the work around the house when something needs fixed (oh yeah, I do all of that stuff) – well, at least he washes the cars – (damn it, I forgot I washed them yesterday). Some days he can manage to unload 1/2 of the dishwasher.

Once, being the dumb ass that I was – I took a piece of cardboard and stuck it under my shirt because god forbid I take it off and tried to iron it. Never did that again. Fuck, that really hurt when the steam turned on. Though I was a teenage not an adult.
CT

OH SHIT
JohnQknowitall

You are wicked.
curiousalways

did anyone on here ever see “Pinball Wizard”?
DangerousKindOfSnark

Sounds like you need to lobby for a house keeper. I will generally pitch in for somethings. However, cars, repairs, carrying in groceries, and garbage are a man’s job and I will not do any of them.
If my car doesn’t get cleaned I call the mobile detailing services and it cost the bf’s 25.00 or 30.00 if I want a wax. I get a discount because I insure him. Don’t help me clean, I will get a cleaning lady and it will cost you 75.00 a week motherfucker. Learn to hit him where it hurts.
sherrdbw

Did this idiot ever think of using a dining table with a folded sheet on top to iron his fucking clothes?
sherrdbw

Just when I thought that I’ve read or heard the stupidest thing possible, someone comes up with some brand new bullshit!
sherrdbw

Can you imagine the moment that this idea popped into his head and him thinking how brilliant he is?
CT

Never fear – I have my ways. I’m up to 7 pairs of new sandals so far and it’s only April and while I’m not wearing Manolo Blahniks – I do go for higher end shit like Sam Edelman, Cole Haan and Ivanka Trump has some cute sandals out this year. I just hate saying I buy Ivanka Trump for some reason.

Last time my cleaning woman came and she brought someone different – we noticed later that 7 Thomas the Train die cast trains were gone. Bitch stole the trains that were $20 and over. Time before that a small diamond cross disappeared. I never noticed this shit until weeks later. My old service fucked up my garage door and somehow broke the lock and then tried to fucking argue with me over how it happened. I don’t have good luck with cleaning people.
http://truecrimereport.com iLLusionS

Sounds like to me the fucker was TRYING to be cruel…Not fucking multi task……It’s absolute and utter bullshit, that he couldn’t find anywhere else to iron….I say since he used that baby as an ironing board, we use his asshole as a grill.
sherrdbw

I use Downey Wrinkle Releaser spray. It actually works. You can even use it on hanging clothes and delicate sweaters. It will even leave a crease if you want it to. And you only need to use your hands.
sherrdbw

I want to like your comment, but I feel kinda guilty. And yes, I’m laughing.
DangerousKindOfSnark

Holy crap! I can’t believe someone would steal a child’s toy. What a scumbag. I guess I’m lucky, my cleaning lady came highly recommended and she’s been wonderful. I haven’t ever had a cleaning lady steal from me. She even left an apology note and an offer to replace a vase she broke once. I told her not to worry about it. I can not imagine what my reaction to theft would be.
EveryVillainIsLemons

At least the idiot pleaded guilty. That’s a plus.
sherrdbw

CEO of a Fortune 500 company. It was the maid’s day off.
sherrdbw

A baby is too small to make a proper ironing board anyway. What size shirt does this asswipe wear?
newstarshipsmell ™

I was tempted to say that earlier, but recalled that he withheld what he did to the mother, and left the child in agony for hours without medical treatment. That pretty much negates the plus for pleading guilty.
OutOfBubbleGum

CT;

Sorry for your loss.

In the future, I suggest driving around to a couple of thrift stores and searching for an old, unwanted, blue, INS {Immigration & Naturalization Service} jacket. Its size doesn’t matter just as long as you hang it near the entrance door. For added effect, buy a CO2 bb pistol without CO2 & bb’s and hang it in a holster next to the door. KEEP THE ORANGE TIP. DO NOT PAINT. Just conseal it in said holster.
sherrdbw

I guess that he thought that the mother wouldn’t notice.
takurospirit

I used to iron my jeans while I was wearing them when I was like 19. I’d wash a pair at night in the shower. I’d then put them over a chair by the radiator, ass first so it didn’t look like I’d peed myself, then leave them overnight. In the morning I’d wear them while I got ready then iron the front in the few minutes I had before running to class. Studied abroad and ran out of all my money. Couldn’t even hit the laundromat.
megaflytron

I have used someone’s back for a table to write on before, but this is one I have yet to try.

Thank you DD for showing me creative new ways to be stupid on a daily basis.
annagg

Along with warnings that curling irons aren’t for internal use, and the warning not to eat the silica pack out of your new shoes.
annagg

I buy the generic. Love it!
RydoLarsson

lol what the fuck did he think was going to happen its an iron lol
LeaveMeBe

I don’t iron either, my husband does. I didn’t even know what an iron was until I met him. I always figured that’s what wet wash cloths and the fluff cycle of the dryer was for. *shrugs*
62julietandvoid

What the fuck is wrong with his lip?
UniqueMommy1984

What a dumbass. Poor kid…
Iris_Wildthyme

It’s your fault I now have coffee all over my computer
Lena60

It will show a picture of a child bent over with a large red x crossing it out. What a fucking moron this guy is.
Lena60

Irony in this story is irony it self.
lespacino

I don’t iron or use the cleaners, I just throw my stuff in the dryer (while already dry) with a wet cloth- run that for about 15-20 minutes, and voila- wrinkle free clothes!
lespacino

Never hire a service, they soooo underpay that it is beneficial for the employers to do a shit job and steal. They don’t train to clean, but to make things appear clean. Nothing is getting sanitized. You are better off taking what you pay a service and finding an independent cleaning person. This is going to sound funny, but Jehovah’s Witnesses clean my house. I recommend them. I stumbled upon one through word of mouth years ago and each one has recommended another when they had to move on/quit for whatever reason. They’re honest and don’t steal. From what I understand, if they did and you called their church, they would get kicked out! I shit you not.
Heather_Habilatory

I have NO problems liking your comment!
Heather_Habilatory

He looks the kind of dumb that needs to wear a helmet.
TheAlphaSoup

Let’s iron on this guy’s underwear while he’s still in it.
malq

That look belies the ol’ ‘man I really fucked up this time’ look.
CT

Thanks for the tip. That is very good to know.
JGo555

Politically correctness is for Politicians that aspire to a position in government & people that don’t wear their big boy/underwear panties & take offense at everything. Get over yourself, if you don’t like hearing the truth go buy so headphones and blast your Coldplay & Nickleback music. They suck just like you.

I don’t mean YOU sherrdbw, I mean YOU in general.
newstarshipsmell ™

So anyways, thanks for your affirmation that Mexicans are not stupid.
JGo555

They’re not stupid one bit, they know that there’s a whole lotta job opportunities in that field.
JGo555

I DON’T STEAL. I told you. I just hate unloading the dishwasher, sorting the clothes, washing & drying them… folding them I don’t mind if someone else does what was mentioned before.

AND I HATE MAKING SAMMICHES!
JGo555

Do you still have to open your door on Sats. if they knock?
sherrdbw

I don’t understand the part about Dominicans being building supers. Are there a lot of them in Alabama?
sherrdbw

There’s not a helmet big enough to contain so much idiocy!
JGo555

Lots of Dominicans in Fl, NY, NJ, Tx, Georgia… works in states that have the sea close by.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Anderson/1609301600 Jim Anderson

Gee, do ya think maybe he “cooked” up a lie about the shirt to attempt to explain his abuse with the iron… Mean IQ for American blacks is 85. Most black criminals, lower than that….70 was what they called an imbecile in the olden days…
http://twitter.com/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

That’s what keeps happening to mom. Several diamonds (of various colors) and handmade jewelry have walked out. We’re about to try out the same person. She’s my business partners cousin who came highly recommended.
http://truecrimereport.com iLLusionS

You can tell his story is a lie anyway. A man doing his own laundry? Ha!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1106642961 Alice Hennen

I hate ironing too. Shirts go straight from washing machine onto coat hanger, and they stay wrinkle free!
http://www.facebook.com/Leashaness Alicia Lynee’

Does everyone truly believe he was just stupid? I see a psychopathic piece of shit, not a dumbass who didn’t know how to use an ironing board.