TX Couple Sent To Prison for Child Abuse
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas couple has been sentenced to prison for causing massive brain injury to their roommate’s 2-year-old daughter, officials said. Hermes Vasquez, 26, received 35 years in prison as part of a plea agreement and his estranged wife, Lyzette Vasquez, 22, was sentenced to 20 years, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday.
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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