After three hours of jury deliberation, Derrick Lenard Bessix and Allison Catherine Keener were found guilty of child abuse.
On August 26, Cherokee County District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway announced that Bessix was found guilty of cruelty to children in the second degree and contributing to the dependency of a minor. Keener was found guilty of contributing to the dependency of a minor by failing to provide adequate parental care.
The trial lasted 5 days, according to 11 Alive…