Deandre Dorch's lawyers argued he wasn't aware of the horrific abuse that was literally happening in his own backyard.
But a San Antonio jury didn't buy it Wednesday, and
took just two hours to convict Dorch, 38, on two counts of injury to a child by omission and two more counts of child endangerment, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
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because Dorch has a previous criminal record, the Express-News reported, Judge Laura Parker said she'll seek a life sentence when the sentencing phase of the trial begins next month.
Dorch flipped off television cameras as he was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, saying
"Y'all know I didn't do this s---," on his way back to jail, KSAT reported.
That claim of innocence after his conviction runs counter, though, to an
earlier admission from Dorch, according to previous reporting from the Express News. Bexar County Sheriff's Office spokesman James Keith told the newspaper that Dorch admitted to investigators that he did not seek help for the two children after he saw their mother, Cheryl Reed, whip them with switches while they were tied and chained outside his home, because he's "not a snitch."
Reed, who left her two young children in the couple's care while she was living in California at the time, is still awaiting trial.
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A pre-sentencing hearing for Dorch has been set for May 18.
