Sentenced: William Baures Was Sleep Deprived, His 5-Week-Old Son Was Squeezed, Shook, & Tossed

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William Josef Baures, 28, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of injuring his infant child.

The charge stemmed from a December 25, 2024 incident when deputies responded to Kootenai Health. The five-week-old infant was brought to the emergency room with a fractured femur.

Investigations revealed Baures had abused the child for weeks, causing over 25 fractures, including multiple leg and rib fractures. The abuse involved squeezing, shaking, and tossing the baby, among other actions.

Baures reportedly explained he was sleep-deprived and trying to calm the infant during these incidents.

Baures was sentenced on June 30, 2025, by District Judge Barry McHugh, who set parole eligibility after five years.

Hayden man sentenced to prison for child abuse

HAYDEN, Idaho – William Josef Baures, 28, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of injuring his infant child.

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[cubby]

Oh yeah, I believe that he was trying to calm a baby by hurting him and making him cry harder and louder. Just tell the truth, he was getting off on it and didn't care that the baby was crying and hurt.

 

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Dr. Charlotte Weeda, a pediatrician and child abuse specialist who treated the infant, said the infant sustained 25 fractures, including a broken femur, growth plate fractures and fractures to the ribs.

Prosecutors said Baures caused the injuries by squeezing or shaking the infant, pulling the infant’s legs and pushing on his shoulders, tossing the infant onto a couch and “trying to pop the infant’s back.”

Baures is the father of the infant.

Based on Baures’ disclosures and X-rays that showed the injuries and how they were healing, Weeda said there were at least three incidents of abuse over a period of several weeks.

“I was thankful the baby was still alive,” she told the court. “He has more fractures than any of the live babies I’ve treated.”

Prosecuting attorney Laura McClinton said the abuse caused the infant to experience “a significant amount of pain.”


“He was suffering and this was ongoing,” she said. “The only way he could express himself was to cry and fuss, which likely led to more abuse.”

Defense counsel for Baures said that Baures was experiencing depression and sleep deprivation when he injured the infant. Since the infant was hospitalized, Baures has entered counseling and completed parenting classes.

Before handing down the sentence, McHugh reflected on the facts of the case.


“The number of broken bones is appalling,” he said. “As a father, I can appreciate the frustration with a child who is struggling with sleep and the fatigue, exhaustion and frustration of raising a child going through that. But we’re talking about a 5-week-old child.”

McHugh said a prison sentence was appropriate in the case because of the circumstances and the seriousness of the infant’s injuries.


“We don’t know the long-term effects on the child,” he said. “The number of times that it occurred indicate it wasn’t an accident or isolated incident and could possibly have continued.”

Hayden man gets prison for child abuse

A man who pleaded guilty to abusing a newborn, causing numerous fractures, will spend up to a decade in prison, according to the Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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[BuffettGirl]

Ten years isn't nearly enough. Disgusting troglodyte...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I hate that this man will only do about 5 years before he is able to hurt another child.

A national database of people convicted of child abuse, child abuse of a sexual nature and child abuse resulting in death needs to created. what the individual was accused of not just convicted of.

Resident/Client Search Details for William Josef Baures

Offense: Children-Injury To Child

Parole Eligibility Date: 6/30/2030

Sentence Satisfaction Date: 06/29/2035