Father Rebuilt His Six-Year-Old Son’s Cast at Home—Then a Rusted Key and Hidden Note Fell Out Inside the Clinic
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Chapter 20 - RICHARD IS CHARGEDThe county attorney separated the conduct.
Child-abuse related allegations.
Medical neglect.
Evidence-related conduct involving Laura’s phone.
Domestic-violence allegations involving Laura proceeded through their own review.
Not everything became a charge.
Some facts were morally terrible but legally weak.
Some were admissible only for limited purposes.
Richard was arrested after prosecutors determined probable cause existed on the strongest counts.
Released pending trial under strict conditions.
No contact with Tommy except as authorized.
No unsupervised access.
No destruction or removal of property.
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No dramatic hundred-year sentence before trial.
Process.
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Chapter 21 - TOMMY ASKS ABOUT HIS DADDuring a follow-up appointment, Tommy wore a proper removable boot.
Chapter 22 - LAURA’S HEARINGFamily court heard evidence before the criminal trial concluded.
Chapter 23 - THE CRIMINAL CASERichard eventually chose trial on the principal child-abuse charge and accepted a separate negotiated resolution on some lesser conduct.
Chapter 24 - I TESTIFYI wore navy.
Chapter 25 - THE VERDICTRichard was convicted on the principal child-abuse-related offense the jury found proved and on a medical-neglect/endangerment count tied to the homemade cast.
Chapter 26 - THE LAST X-RAYEight months after Tommy first came to our clinic, Dr. Grant showed him his final X-ray.
