Rampant Abuse and Murders of Children

[HairOfTheDog]

A New Hampshire man accused of inflicting a "reign of terror" on his girlfriend's 3-year-old son before fleeing to a Florida amusement park was sentenced Thursday to up to 67 years in prison on assault and other charges.

Roland Dow, 28, of Plaistow, was convicted in June of assaulting toddler James Nicholson, failing to get him medical help, coaching him to lie to a social worker and secretly recording the social worker's visit.

He and the boy's mother, Jessica Linscott, were arrested at the Universal Orlando Resort in November 2012, two weeks after leaving the toddler at a hospital with a brain injury, head-to-toe bruises and burns on his arm and hand.

Linscott pleaded guilty to child endangerment and witness tampering and is serving 2 ¹⁄₂ to 7 years in prison. Dow, who was convicted of 11 charges and acquitted of burning the boy, was sentenced to 25 ½ to 67 years in Rockingham County Superior Court.

Although Linscott admitted spanking her son and participating in other harsh punishments, she also testified that Dow abused her and treated her son "worse than a dog you don't want." (HOTD: and then she deserted her almost-dead son to go with Dow to Universal Studios. Shut up, bitch.)

Jurors viewed photos of James' injuries and videos showing the child whimpering in pain and crashing to the floor while Dow was heard yelling: "Get up!" and "Stop having a fit!"


James ^, now 5, lives with his grandmother and is reportedly doing well, though he still has a shunt in his head.

Story: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-hamsphir...nds-son-3/