UPDATE: Child Abuse Suspect Gets Public Defender, Wants Visit With Son

A 48-year-old man who once lived in Batavia went before a judge Wednesday morning to ask for a lawyer and a bond reduction, all in the hopes of being freed in time for a scheduled visit with his son.

Nicholas Glucksmann on charges he severely injured a child, identified in court documents as his then three-month-old son, during an April incident in Batavia. It was not immediately clear whether the visitations are with the same boy.

Prosecutors are currently unaware if Glucksmann has any visitation arrangements relating to the boy or whether he has any other children.

Glucksmann, who is listed with a Batavia address in court records, remains in Kane County Jail on $150,000 bail charged with —one count is a Class X felony—and a single count of aggravated domestic battery.

When Glucksmann surrendered to authorities on Oct. 4, he was listed as having a Wheaton address, according to a police report.

During a brief hearing, Glucksmann told Judge Marmarie Kostelny he was a contractor who couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer, and that he wanted to have his bond reduced so he could make the upcoming visitation as he tries to “get his son back,” he said.

Kostelny appointed a public defender to represent Glucksmann and set an Oct. 28 hearing, although he could return to court sooner if his lawyer files for a bond reduction.

Allegations Against Glucksmann, Injury Details

Prosecutors allege Glucksmann caused “trauma” to the young boy’s head that was severe enough to require he be airlifted from an Aurora hospital to Lutheran General Hospital, court records show.

Glucksmann and the boy’s mother—who is not named in records—first took the boy to Provena Mercy Medical Center’s emergency room on April 16, where they told a doctor he had fallen off a bed when Glucksmann tripped and pushed the boy, according to a search warrant affidavit.

The doctor called police about a “possible child abuse” case after determining the boy’s injuries were not consistent with a fall, but more so with Shaken Baby Syndrome, records show. The boy had bruising on his face and bleeding on his brain, which prompted doctors to send him to Lutheran General in Park Ridge.

The doctor “observed the parents arguing with each other as to either go straight to Lutheran General Hospital or to their residence,” states the affidavit seeking permission to search Glucksmann’s Batavia apartment.

Police reported finding an infant shirt and bassinet cover with “apparent” blood drops, as well as an adult’s shirt with “numerous blood droplets,” documents show.

Court records show owners of an apartment on Batavia Avenue named Glucksmann and a woman in an eviction case from earlier this year. A judge in September ordered Glucksmann to pay the landlord nearly $6,500 for back rent, damage and other fees.

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