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Summer Dawn Angelly (left) and her baby-daddy, Jasen Anchondo (right).

​A Tempe man who left his 11-month-old son in a running bathtub last year was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probation.

Jason Achondo, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse in November.

Achondo and his baby-mama, 23-year-old Summer Dawn Angelly, were arrested in August after their 11-month-old son was rescued from a bathtub in a hotel room where the family had been living.

The baby was found by his 4-year-old sister, who likely saved his life.

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Scott Bass is heading to prison for abusing his 14-year-old daughter.

​A Phoenix man who pleaded guilty to charges that he locked his 14-year-old daughter in a bathroom for months, barely fed her, and forced her to exercise until exhaustion, was sentenced to 15 years in prison this morning.

Additionally, Scott Bass, 31, was sentenced to lifetime probation by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie.

In January 2010, Bass' daughter escaped from the bathroom she'd been locked in for more than two months by crawling through a linen closet, climbing into an attic crawl space, kicking out a loose board, and running out the back door.

The girl then rode a bike to a coffee shop, where employees called police.

When police got to Bass' house, he and his wife -- the girl's stepmother, Andrea Bass, who was also charged with crimes for abusing the girl -- allowed them in for questioning. When police opened the bathroom door, which was locked from the outside, the Basses were shocked to see the girl not there.

Instead, they found a bucket full of urine, a blanket, and some empty cans of food.

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Mario Powers

​When Mario Powers went to the apartment of his baby-mama last month, he saw her talking with other guys. So, he beat her up as she was holding the couple's 6-month-old daughter -- but that was only before throwing the infant at the woman.

According to court records obtained by New Times, Powers went to his baby-mama' Avondale apartment on September 10 and saw her talking with other men. He then started punching her in the face.

The victim ran outside to get away from Powers, but he followed her and continued to punch her.

In the middle of the beating, Powers went into the apartment and picked up his infant daughter. He brought the girl outside and, while swinging her by one arm, threw the girl at the victim.

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Johnny Salazar

​A Chandler dad who burned his 5-year-old son with a cigarette lighter because he thought the boy was possessed was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to child abuse last month.

In addition to the 15 years probation, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen O'Connor ruled that Johnny Salazar, 25, is not permitted to have contact with children under the age of 15 without permission from his probation officer.

Salazar was arrested in July after he admitted to relatives that he'd burned the boy for touching his bible.

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Jonathan Cole

​Gilbert police received a call yesterday afternoon from a man reporting that his 2-year-old son wasn't breathing. That man was 25-year-old Jonathan Cole, and the reason his son wasn't breathing, as police would later discover, is because Cole squeezed the life out of him.

According to court records obtained by New Times, Cole called police about 6 p.m. yesterday to report that his 2-year-old son, Alex, wasn't breathing.

Police responded to the Extended Suites Hotel at 2350 West Obispo Street, where the Cole family is currently living, and found the child unresponsive as his grandfather -- who lives a few doors down from the young couple at the hotel -- was performing CPR.

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Brian Hopf

​A Chandler meth head who pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder in the death of his 3-week-old daughter was sentenced to 22 years in prison this morning.

In addition to the 22 years for second-degree murder, Brian Hopf was hit with 14.95 years for child abuse.

The sentences will run consecutively, courtesy of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Gottsfield.

Hopf was initially charged with first-degree murder and was deemed competent to stand trial in April.

Hopf was arrested in September 2009 after his daughter, Isabella, was admitted to a Chandler hospital with life-threatening injuries, including multiple skull fractures, fractured ribs, and trauma to her body.

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Johnny Salazar

​A Chandler dad who burned his 5-year-old son with a cigarette lighter because he thought the boy was possessed was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to child abuse.

Johnny Salazar, 25, was arrested in July after he admitted to relatives that he'd burned the boy for touching his bible.

After church one Sunday, the boy's grandparents noticed a burn on his hand. They asked Salazar what happened, which is when he made his startling admission.

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Amos Andreas

​A Phoenix man charged with murder in the shaking death of his 5-month-old daughter pleaded not guilty this morning to charges related to the baby's death.

Amos Andreas, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child abuse for the alleged July shaking incident.

On July 22, police were called to the Phoenix Children's Hospital in response to a report of an injured 5-month-old girl.

According to court documents obtained by New Times, while at the hospital, police interviewed Andreas, the baby's father, who told them he'd fallen asleep with the girl on his chest.

When he woke up the next morning, about 8:30, he found the baby on the floor, injured.

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Amos Andreas told police he shook his 5-month-old daughter last month. The girl died from her injuries last week.

​In what has recently been a seemingly endless pattern of horrific child abuse here in the Valley, a Phoenix man has been charged with murder in the shaking death of his 5-month-old daughter.

Phoenix police were called the the Phoenix Children's Hospital on July 22, in response to a report of an injured 5-month-old girl.

According to court documents obtained by New Times, while at the hospital, police interviewed the baby's father, 25-year-old Amos Andreas, who told them he'd fallen asleep with the girl on his chest.

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