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Lee Deitrick is facing a felony child endangering charge because authorities say he tattooed a 1-year-old girl. Credit: Stark County Sheriffs Department / AP
MSNBC reports that Lee Deitrick, 20, of Louisville, Ohio, faces felony charges of child endangerment for allegedly putting a permanent tattoo on the child's bottom while she was at his house with a female relative in November. Authorities say the child's mother did not give permission for the tattoo, which is in the shape of the letter "A."
The unnamed grandmother of the accused man tells MSNBC that the tattoo is a "wee-little hairline" and added that it has mostly disappeared. Louisville Police Chief Andrew Turowski adds that the mark is smaller than a dime. If convicted, Deitrick faces up to five years in prison. He is currently being held on $250,000 bail.
A California man accused of giving his 7-year-old a gang tattoo in April 2008 faced a charge of aggravated mayhem, which, in that state, carries a sentence of life in prison. However, the court dismissed that charge and he was instead charged with child endangerment, which, in California, carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. In that case, lawyers for the accused argued that giving a child a tattoo is no different than piercing his ear or even circumcising him.
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2-12-2010 @ 10:05AM
Denise said...What an A_ _ hole. Someone needs to tattoo an A to his forhead to warn people of his potential. They should brand him in a Brown A. That should be the universal symbol for people like him. Oh what were we thinking it is smaller than a dime. So therefore it should be OK. It makes me wonder what else did he do to that 1 Year old. If he had enough time to brand this innocent child without someone knowing he had the diaper off they need to have that kid checked out. I am not saying he molested this child but it does make you wonder what other poor choices he made at that innocent childs' expense.
Tattooing a child is no different than piercing his ear or even circumcising him. I think ear piercing should not be done until the child is older to make that choice . Circumcising does have some health reason to get it done better hygene as well..
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2-14-2010 @ 9:05AM
Mike said...I agree 100%!!!! 1st off why did he have this child's diaper off and 2nd where was the mother. The Grandma obviously is an idiot!!! "it's just a hairline" well then you get one you dumbass! Sounds like the only ones wanting to defend this poor kid is the judicial system at this point. I hope a Big Bubba gives him a jailhouse tat on his ass!
2-14-2010 @ 10:05AM
QUIKRTNMST said...someone will be tattoing his @ss in prison, what a punk!!!
2-16-2010 @ 8:54AM
John Johnson said...Hey Denise,the National Board of Pediactrics says there is no medical reason for male circumcision.Girls have this done to them in Islamic countries,do you think thats wrong?It's all a bunch of cruel tradition forced on boys by dumb spoon-fed no nothing parents.It also destroys thousands of nerves that are stolen forever.
2-14-2010 @ 12:09PM
Karen said...OMG ... what the hell is the big deal, it just like piercing children's ears, if I wanted to tattoo my children it's nobody's damn place to tell me I can't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2-14-2010 @ 1:17PM
ant said...you need help accusing him of doing other things then saying you are not accusing him get a grip maybe we should brand you for being stupid its the world you live in sweet heart get over it or maybe you should get a life people like him what do you mean by that anyway so i guess you are perfect maybe we should have a mental eval on you i would rater fight for something more serious in the world then a tattoo on a childs backside and what will you do when your world decides that we should all be tattooed or mirco chipped !!!!!!!!!!! and once again you go to work to pay taxes to keep this man in jail does that make since to you
2-14-2010 @ 2:33PM
Rachelvis said...First, the mother was visting a friend, apparentlly this young man lived at this home, so did his grandmother, but like everyone else, I questioned why he was in a room with a 12mth old baby, diaper off
and alone with this child long enough to put a tattoo on her bottom?
The article is not really clear on alot of issues, did he offer to change the baby or watch the baby so his mom & her friend could visit? Sort of like Him babysitting her so both ladies can visit and if this woman is visiting, he most likely knew the mother and child.
So my question is why the diaper was off ??and what made you decide I'm gonna give this kid a tattoo, which is permanent and hurts? So I think he had nothing better to do than tattoo this child and probably thought the mother would think it was funny, but apparently she did hear the baby scream and she went in to see what was going on and found the tatoo, thats why he is in jail now...
and while she's calming her child, most likely her friend and this young mans grandmother came in the room and she at that time showed them the tatoo and left and reported to the police, thats probably when the grandmother got her story together and told police it was a hairline and barely there and was actually disappearing. Again this wrong, this 20yrs old man did this without the permission of the mother, thats why he's in jail, she reported it.
and yes I would have the baby checked further and I'm sure they are doing that, its probably procedure. the grandmother is only trying to defend her grandson, end of that story. But anytime you put a tattoo on a baby, especially in an area where fecal matter and urine will come in contact with it, you are abusing this child. So to the woman who stated if I want to give my child a tatoo thats my business, well, you'd have to do it in your home, with someone using equipment they bought and by someone not trained, because a professional would straight up tell you no, because of the fact again shes in a diaper where bowel movements & urine come in contact with this needle putting ink into her skin, and you tell me this is OK, your not worried about your child getting an infection that could damage their skin in that area, maybe an infection that would put them in the hospital, you only care about the fact that its my child and I do what I want with them??? your no mother, any mother would say no to this, because of the danger of infections due to the area its being put in, not only that, the pain...
I think this young man is a friend of this mothers family, and did it only because he could, and he needs to pay the price for what he did, and that is up to the judge.
2-14-2010 @ 2:37PM
Wendy said...Dang Karen...I sure hope your not a parent!! #1 he wasn't even her Dad & #2 he had NO right at all doing that!!! I sure wish social services would be stronger & nosier & get into everyone's business where there is a child!! I bet we would be seeing more of this sick shit!!! These idiots need to be caught & fried to their deaths!!! Then the world would be a much better place!! Hey...I'll even voluteer to pull the switch on everyone of them for free!!!!
2-14-2010 @ 6:25AM
pnut166 said...I`d beat this puke within an inch of his life.
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2-14-2010 @ 12:43PM
kimber said...I agree. Oh and by the way Karen, children even if the are yours are NOT your property to do with as you please!
2-14-2010 @ 1:17PM
Ant said...wow you sit at home and waist your time thinking don't cha seems like a bad thing for you so if you went out and lets say you slapped someone and left a mark say like a tattoo even though it is not going to stay should we beat you to death over it get a life.....
2-14-2010 @ 1:06PM
michele said...Hey Karen, Your trailer park white trash douche bag
2-14-2010 @ 8:02AM
ROLLANDO said...A "tattoo" as far as I am cocerned is not any different from getting a peircing or a circumcism. Tattooing, circumcising or peircings in my book is a direct assult on a child who may not fully understand the implication from it. Or, the child may not have wanted it in the first place. People should know to respect other people's bodies. If I were the judge, I would have given the accused jail time the maximum allowed by law. In addition, give him or her a tattoo he or she would not like in a location he or she would not like as a constant reminder of the incident.
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2-14-2010 @ 11:14AM
American4America said...Piercing can heal up. Branding someone for life when they are too young to consent is something else entirely!
2-15-2010 @ 7:31AM
Brenda said...One thing we have to remember is the pain associated with getting a tatoo. Its not quick pain like a shot from the doctor, or getting ears pierced...it is a needle shooting through the skin hundreds of times a minute. My question is how did he keep this child still long enough to give a tatoo, who held the child down? I can tell you the child DIDNT stay still by herself!! Was there a sedative given to the child?? Heck yes!! I would throw the book at him and put him in prison for a very long time!!
2-14-2010 @ 1:20PM
ant said...are you that stupid, having people like you in this world is the cause of the money problems america is already having lets waist more money to put this guy in jail for life so why is ok to cut the skin on the penis let me ask you can that baby tell you if they want that done no and we do that so it stays clean duh where have you been and ear pirceing that child does not decide about that either so should it be a felony to have skin cut on the penis or the ear pirceing people like you make it hard for the world to get along have a nice day
2-14-2010 @ 8:15AM
psychogranny said...I agree. Why did he have the baby's diaper off? Who came up with this grand idea and most importantly, who held the kid down?
I have tats and I am an adult and even a "small A'' would have hurt a small child, especially if it's home-made.
It's child abuse, plain and simple. I promise, this idiot would have gone to jail AFTER I beat him down.
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2-15-2010 @ 1:27AM
Kathy said...First of all, tattooing is a freedom of expression,which is a personal choice. Tattooing an innocent child that cannot make that choice is ABUSE!!! The little punk should be restrained and have the Hell beat out of him. I swear I dont know where these sadistic bastards' sense of reality is. My husband and I as well as our 2 daughters all have tatts,But, for someone to do that to an innocent child is unforgivable and he should serve the maximum time allowed by the law,and while serving that time, should receive whatever form of abuse a child abuser would get behind those cell doors.
I do hope the child involved received medical attention,and as for the relative that didnt stop this,she should also get the same punishment for not protecting that baby.
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2-14-2010 @ 8:32AM
susan said...sheesh, it doesn't even matter the size of the tattoo! the point (no pun intended) is that he tattooed a BABY with no permission whatsover! and before i get jumped on, NO, i do NOT believe even PARENTS should have the right to give a "tattoo go ahead" in this country! it isn't a sociological OR a religious thing in america! let's see, there's the possibility of aids, hepatitis, even a simple (?) abcess due to an unclean needle. i say we throw him UNDER the jail. then he'll HAVE to eat dirt and he might get lockjaw!
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2-14-2010 @ 8:34AM
ca7t said...Get a rope..
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