COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The attorney of a Colorado Springs man sentenced to 119 1/2 years in prison for abusing his adopted son said his client is “indigent” and has asked for a public defender to lead the appeal.
The Gazette reported 41-year-old Jeremiah Lovato showed little emotion Monday as a district judge described the abuse as “extraordinary.”
Prosecutors said Lovato beat his adopted son with a meat tenderizer, strangled him, and stomped on his testicles when the teen tried to deflect the abuse.
The 16-year-old said he’d like to see his adoptive father “locked away for a long time.”
The teen is currently living with a foster family. Authorities say the beatings were revealed when he jumped a fence in January 2010 and ran to a neighbor for help rather than face more abuse.
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Information from: The Gazette,
