PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland father was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after officials said he “punched his son so hard the child nearly died.”
Joseph Washington was sentenced to over 10 years for assault and mistreatment charges.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said that on April 4, 2024, Washington was watching the toddler at his girlfriend’s house in Southeast Portland.
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According to the child’s mother, she was no longer with Washington, but he would occasionally watch him while she was working…