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A Barre City, Vermont man has pleaded guilty in a child abuse case. Ian Warner, 42, pleaded guilty Washington County criminal court to a felony count of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and a misdemeanor count of cruelty to a child. He was sentenced to 18 months to three years to serve, with credit for time served.
He'd been ordered held without bail at his arraignment on March 13. Scheduled was a bail review hearing, but the parties instead presented a plea agreement.
Washington County State’s Attorney agreed to dismiss three additional felony counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and a felony count of cruelty to a child that Warner had been charged with, per the agreed plea agreement.
A report came in March 12 stating Warner had been abusing a four year old family member at Warner’s home in Barre. Barre City Police Officer Reale said the victim’s mother provided video recordings that appeared to capture Warner abusing the child. Audio recordings capture Warner yelling at the child, who was crying. Recordings had a slapping sound and the victim is heard crying louder. Photos of the child showing large red marks on his backside.
Court records show the victim’s preschool teacher reported the victim had become verbally aggressive with school staff and struggled with aggression and violence. The child was seen parroting random phrases, such as “You shut up, boy,” and “Shut up or I’m going to beat your (expletive)."
Warner had been seen screaming in the victim’s face, name calling, threatens, and spanks with excessive force. Neighbors reported hearing screaming coming from the home. The neighbor, while at her home, also heard Warner slapping the child in his home.
Warner was previously convicted of aggravated domestic assault in 2007. The domestic assault charge Warner pleaded guilty was a felony because of that prior domestic assault. conviction.
"The prosecutor said the audio recording is incredibly upsetting to listen to. She said the recording was transcribed in anticipation of the bail review hearing and the transcriber had difficulty listening to the recording. She said this case involved a high level of violence directed at a small child."
Link to News Article at TimesArgus.com
He'd been ordered held without bail at his arraignment on March 13. Scheduled was a bail review hearing, but the parties instead presented a plea agreement.
Washington County State’s Attorney agreed to dismiss three additional felony counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and a felony count of cruelty to a child that Warner had been charged with, per the agreed plea agreement.
A report came in March 12 stating Warner had been abusing a four year old family member at Warner’s home in Barre. Barre City Police Officer Reale said the victim’s mother provided video recordings that appeared to capture Warner abusing the child. Audio recordings capture Warner yelling at the child, who was crying. Recordings had a slapping sound and the victim is heard crying louder. Photos of the child showing large red marks on his backside.
Court records show the victim’s preschool teacher reported the victim had become verbally aggressive with school staff and struggled with aggression and violence. The child was seen parroting random phrases, such as “You shut up, boy,” and “Shut up or I’m going to beat your (expletive)."
Warner had been seen screaming in the victim’s face, name calling, threatens, and spanks with excessive force. Neighbors reported hearing screaming coming from the home. The neighbor, while at her home, also heard Warner slapping the child in his home.
Warner was previously convicted of aggravated domestic assault in 2007. The domestic assault charge Warner pleaded guilty was a felony because of that prior domestic assault. conviction.
"The prosecutor said the audio recording is incredibly upsetting to listen to. She said the recording was transcribed in anticipation of the bail review hearing and the transcriber had difficulty listening to the recording. She said this case involved a high level of violence directed at a small child."
Link to News Article at TimesArgus.com
