- Feb 5, 2004
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[h1].....pinching of son's genitals to discipline child.[/h1]
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PADUCAH, Ky. — A couple have pleaded guilty in Paducah to a reducedchild abuse charge, admitting they pinched their 2-year-old son'sgenitals to discipline him.
Evelyn Arvin and Tyler Fultz — both 22 — are scheduled for sentencing in November for second-degree child abuse.
The Paducah Sun reported Arvin and Fultz entered the pleas Thursday. They had initially been charged with first-degree abuse.
Prosecutorsare recommending a four-year term for Arvin and a two-year sentence forFultz. The newspaper said probation is possible.
Thecouple took the boy to Lourdes hospital in May when bruises appearedand the child was transferred to Kosair Children's Hospital inLouisville and later placed in foster care.