Five-Year-Old Daughter Said Daddy’s Bath Games Were Secret—Then I Looked Through the Bathroom Door and Called the Police
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Chapter 22 - THE PLEAMark eventually accepted a negotiated plea on the strongest supportable child-endangerment and medication-related conduct.
Some assault-related theories were reduced because the evidence around specific restraint episodes depended heavily on statements affected by family questioning.
Again:
Precision.
Mark admitted:
He administered medication not prescribed or recommended for Sophie for the purpose of making bath sessions easier.
He concealed it from me.
He required her to remain in bathing exercises despite clear distress.
He told her not to discuss parts of the routine with me.
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He knew her pediatrician had recommended non-forced treatment.
That admission mattered more to me than the exact charge label.
