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Kyla Vaughn's child told police he saw his mother shake 4-month-old girl she was babysitting

The day before she was set for trial, a 29-year-old woman pleaded guilty Thursday through an Alford plea to felony injury to child.

According to the probable cause affidavit, Vaughn was babysitting the child at her Caldwell home while the baby’s parents, who live in Parma, were on a date. The baby’s mother took the infant to the hospital on Aug. 27 after she became ill, exhibiting signs of vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy and fussiness and that’s when medical staff found the bleed. A doctor in the probable cause affidavit estimated the trauma occurred one to seven days before an exam on Aug. 29.
Prosecutors agreed to recommend Vaughn serve four years fixed with six years indeterminate, for a combined prison sentence of 10 years.
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article220303170.html
 
Canyon County District Judge Gene Petty sentenced Kyla Vaughn, 29, to serve three to 10 years in prison. after she pleaded guilty through an Alford plea to felony injury to a child.

Judge Petty lifted the restraints on Vaughn communicating with her own children because he believes the abuse case was an isolated incident.

Petty listened to Vaughn speak about all of the children she has helped raise in her life and acknowledged that he does not see her as “a monster,” but could not dismiss the weight of her guilty plea.

“Ms. Vaughn, you plead guilty in this case and it is my duty to treat you as guilty,” Petty said in court.

The judge outlined that the infant in the case could have permanent and lasting vision problems and cognitive impairment as a result of the injuries.

“You haven’t really taken responsibility for your actions,” the judge told Vaughn. “You were given the opportunity and you have shown an unwillingness to admit responsibility.”

Given the extent of the infant’s injuries, Petty told her that “anything less than incarceration would diminish the seriousness” of the crime.
 

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