Sentenced: 500lb Foster Parent To Obese To Reach His Own Genitals Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 3 Children In His Care

[Sugar Cookie]

A jury Wednesday convicted a foster father of sexµally assaulting three children whom the state placed in his care.

Michael Hadden, 54, was found guilty on 10 counts, including sexµal battery, molestation of a juvenile and aggravated crimes against nature.

Prosecutors said Hadden's victims, one of whom was an autistic teenager, kept the abuse a secret and struggled to speak out. Hadden's lawyers say that, at 500 pounds, the man was too obese to reach his genitals and couldn't have committed the crimes. They also said the autistic child was unable to provide accurate testimony because of a communication disorder.

According to the state, the abuse occurred as far back as 2022, with Hadden targeting youths with special needs. Hadden had testified in his own defense, speaking for more than an hour about his good deeds, but prosecutors told jurors that good people can do bad things.

"This case was complicated in many ways. Our courageous victims were some of the most vulnerable in society and we are pleased with the verdict which was the just verdict not only for our survivors of these heinous acts but also for our community," District Attorney Hillar Moore III said.

Earlier in the trial, an East Baton Rouge Parish deputy testified the autistic youth told a teacher at Zachary High School that he had been assaulted and punished. The Department of Children and Family Services removed the child from Hadden's home, but at the DCFS office, the juvenile did not speak about what had happened.


The teacher, Jamie Byrd, told jurors the student had missed several days of school in the spring of 2022. When the teen returned to school on April 11 of that year and Byrd asked where he was, he told her that he was "being punished from school" in a house in Baton Rouge, repeatedly saying that “the devils and demons were there."

Zachary High social worker Melanie Thierry said the teenager had told her that Hadden would take him to "the creepy house" and that "Mr. Mike would come to his room or he would come to his."

Because he has a hard time communicating, the court played his favorite song by Jelly Roll to help calm his nerves.

When he was asked how he felt about Hadden, the teen replied that he was mad and that his foster father had hurt him.

https://www.wbrz.com/news/trial-for-foster-parent-accused-of-sexµal-assault-comes-to-a-close/

The documents detail rape allegations at a home in Zachary. WAFB cameras captured the battered home and a nearby trailer, where Hadden allegedly forced an intoxicated teen to perform oral sex on him, and allegedly took advantage of another child with developmental delays, among other crimes.

Deputies said one of the teens was interviewed twice, once in early 2021 and then again in 2022, records say. At that time, the teen did not disclose information about a sexual assault, according to the arrest report. The case was then referred to an expert interviewer in New Orleans, where investigators learned the teen was forced into sexual acts, officials said.

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[BuffettGirl]

The court played his favorite song to help soothe him. Good job court! Why I got something in my eye now?

Oh, and kill the pedo...

 

[Kitsune Faye]

So he’s too far to jerk off, so he abused kids, one of whom could’ve been my own son (Jacob’s on the spectrum, as you guys know). I love this court; they played the boy’s favorite song to calm him. That’s very sweet and inclusive. Anyone wanna get the implements for this Bubble Bass/Ish Kabibbel hybrid? Ik I spelt the patter’s name wrong; I’d appreciate it if someone could spell it to me correctly.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Michael Hadden was sentenced to 318 years in prison for 10 charges related to the molestation of three children who were in his care. He will serve all 10 counts consecutively.

If he outlives his sentence, Hadden will be required to wear an ankle monitor and register as a sexual offender while on a lifetime of parole. He will also not be allowed to contact the victims.

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[runninfawn]

i love the "consecutive" sentence i wish that it was the same for any child abuse, no such a think as so many years with all but (insert the number) suspended, no just serving the highest number of years and the rest of the charges are folded in etc ... and if you kill a child while abusing him/her it should be murder period , no excuse like i didn't mean to kill