Charles Wasson Accused Of Squeezing His 3 Mth Old Baby & Fracturing Her Ribs & Arm

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An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ypsilanti Township man accused of squeezing his 3-month-old daughter so hard he fractured her ribs, Washtenaw County Court records show.
Charles J. Wasson, 30, is charged with first-degree child abuse and second-degree child abuse, according to a felony complaint filed in 14-A District Court.
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Attempts to reach Wasson this afternoon were unsuccessful. One of his family members declined to comment today.
If convicted of the charges, Wasson faces up to 15 years in prison.
Wasson is accused of abusing his daughter at his Essex Drive home between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, court records show. According to the complaint, Wasson squeezed “her around the stomach, causing several lateral rib fractures.”

Officials at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital notified authorities March 10 after the baby was brought to the hospital by her parents with the rib injuries and a fractured arm, Jackson said.
Jackson said he didn't know what hospital officials were originally told about how the baby was injured. Children's Protective Services also is involved in the case, he said. Jackson said he does not know who now has custody of the baby.

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Child abuse charges dismissed against Ypsilanti Township man
Washtenaw County prosecutors recently dismissed child abuse charges against an Ypsilanti Township man who was accused of fracturing his infant daughter’s ribs.

Court records show charges of first- and second-degree child abuse were dropped against Charles Wasson before a preliminary hearing in district court.

Wasson, 30, was charged in May after Washtenaw County sheriff’s investigators concluded their probe into serious injuries the 3-month-old suffered earlier in the year. According to the criminal complaint, Wasson squeezed her around the stomach, causing multiple rib fractures. Hospital staff notified authorities while they treated the infant’s injuries in the emergency room on March 10.

However, the evidence against Wasson was thin, said Joe Simon, his attorney.

“There’s no admission by my client that he did anything wrong, and it would be a very difficult burden to prove that my client caused any injury to this child,” he said.
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[Tundratot]

Does this mean he gets to keep custody of the child? !

[tenntitanfan]

I guess this is another one of those stories where the baby did it to itself. I wonder what the mother is doing in all of this mess. I know if it was me, baby and I would have packed up and hauled ass to never be heard from again no matter what any judge said. We would have been gone as soon as that child was out of the hospital!