Father faces felony child abuse charge in infant’s death
Gregory Scott Witherspoon (Photo courtesy Aurora Police Department)
AURORA | A father whose 6-month-old daughter drowned in the family’s bathtub last summer has been charged in connection with her death, police announced Tuesday.
Gregory Scott Witherspoon, 27, is charged with felony child abuse resulting in death, police said.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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