Mom's Boyfriend Accused Of Intentionally Placing 4YO In Scalding Bath, Boy's Mom Says He Is Innocent

[Sugar Cookie]

Mama says her man is innocent.

On Thursday, James Wilford Huff, 34, was arrested and charged with intentional child abuse inflicting serious injury.

According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, on July 21 just before midnight, they were called to a home in Walkertown about suspected child abuse. Arriving deputies learned a juvenile may have pulled a pot of boiling water off the stove and onto them.

Investigators say, however, that the child was placed into a tub of scalding-hot water. The warrants say that the four-year-old had serious burns on the lower part of his body after his stepfather, Huff, allegedly put him in the tub of hot water.

He was given a bond of $300,000.

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In the courtroom for the appearance was Huff’s girlfriend, mother and other family members. His girlfriend, Brittany Lewis, told the judge the incident was a “terrible accident.”

Lewis spoke with WXII 12 News after the first appearance. She says she and Huff have been dating for over a year and share a child.

She says she does not believe that Huff would intentionally hurt her son.

“He wouldn’t do that,” she said. “I know he wouldn’t.”

She says she was not home when the incident occurred. She says Huff was boiling a pot of the household cleaner Fabuloso on the stove to make their home smell better when he heard their baby crying.

“He walked to the back of the room to give our baby his pacifier, and my four-year-old at the time was in the living room playing,” she said.

She says while Huff was attending to the baby, the accident occurred.

“The water spilled on him and burned half his body.”

Lewis describes Huff as being a good caretaker of her children.

“Over a year, he’s been around him. He’s always looked at him like his own son,” she said. “And he’s never done anything that would make me think different, that he didn’t love him.”

Lewis says she plans to stick by Huff as the legal process continues. In the meantime, her son remains in the hospital, still recovering slowly from his injuries.

Lewis says he has been fighting illness and other medical issues stemming from the severe burns. She says he has been doing better in recent days.

“It's been a back-and-forth battle with the burns. It came with a lot of extra issues,” she said.

Walkertown man charged with burning child in bathtub; family claims he’s innocent

James Huff, 34, is charged with intentionally placing a 5-year-old boy in a bathtub with scalding hot water. His family says it was a terrible accident.

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[Aedia]

Lady, they can tell the difference between wounds on a child from a fallen boiling pot with cleaner and being placed in a scolding bath.
There is no way a pot of water would scold every part of a child's bottom half from them standing and pulling it off! It isn't even possible. I knew a girl who pulled down a whole pot of coffee on herself as a toddler and the scars tell the story. It doesn't magically surround & hug you before falling.

 

[runninfawn]

would a 4 years old be tall enough to only burn the bottom part of his body if he pulled a pot of boiling water off the stove?? i would imagine his chest down would be burn unless someone really stupid would stick a longgg handed pot on the stove with the handle sticking out ...

 

[Busy Bee]

Most 5 year old children could be interviewed and would be able to describe the events. Spilling liquid does have a specific burn pattern, an expert would be able to determine how it happened. So, he was boiling water on the stove w/ a fragrance to make their house smell better? Burns are very complex and takes a painful long time to heal!

 

[Sugar Cookie]

This poor kid will never be safe if he stays with his mother.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Um, they were boiling a cleaning chemical to make the house smell good? Ever heard of Glade? Lysol? Febreze?

 

[hiitsme]

This poor kid will never be safe if he stays with his mother.

I agree. He needs to have zero contact with his idiot mom and her monster boyfriend. I used to work with a young lady this happened to as a child. The offender was charged with attempted murder and was sentenced to life. Let's all hope this judge is of a similar mindset.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Elijah Anthony Hale

 

[the cat did it]

Boiling Fabuloso is negligent in itself. It is meant to CLEAN, NOT boil. Common sense would dictate (to me anyway) that the fumes from the harsh cleaning chemicals being boiled off and inhaled would not be a good thing for anyone-especially for little ones. "Mom" wasn't there but she tells the story as if she was. Mom says "the water spilled and burned half his body"-um HELLO "MOM" only the bottom half of his body was burned-ya know like the part you first put in a BATHTUB. Accidental spills have an obvious trail of burns just as @Aedia stated. And wouldn't the boy at least smell of Fabuloso? Mom is either a moron, in denial or cares more for this penis than her own son, whatever her reasoning is inconsequential to me and I agree, this poor little boy will never be safe with his mom if she is going to blindly stand by what this asshat says. I would like to know what the 4 year old says? Unless he is non verbal he should be able to communicate something-unless he has already been coached to lie. That's ok, nothing that a little science and common sense can show how it really happened. I hope this little boy recovers fully and is kept safe from the monsters and morons in his life

 

[Sugar Cookie]

 

[cubby]

I like the smell of Fabuloso and I use it to mop the floor, but to put it in a pot and boil it, never, I wouldn't want to contaminate my cookware with it, I'd be smelling Fabuloso every time I used it. Fabuloso flavored food is not my choice in good eating.

 

[McDanel]

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