St. Charles Mom Headed to Prison for Failing to Stop Toddler’s Beating
Cathleen A. Koch refused to protect her toddler from a boyfriend who severely beat her in 2010. He already is serving a 15-year term.
ST. CHARLES, IL—A judge on Wednesday sentenced a 30-year-old mother to eight years in prison because she refused to protect her daughter from her boyfriend, who punched the 23-month-old girl 10 times and slammed her face-first into a bed in 2010. Cathleen A. Koch, whose last known address was in the 1500 block of East Main Street, St. Charles, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony; five counts of obstructing justice, each a Class 4 felony; and seven counts of child endangerment, each a Class A misdemeanor. In addition, Koch agreed that the actions that caused injury to her daughter were exceptionally brutal or heinous in nature and indicative of wanton cruelty. Before he announced the sentence, …
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Matt Sullivan
4:38 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
Ummm...Police? If you want someone to kill this b*tch...I'll do it, as long as you promise to drop the charges...but seriously, this is just sick! I'm disgusted both by her fugly face and ANYBODY who would abuse a child like that... seriously want to vomit. wtf!? more ›