Krystal Humphries, 24, was sentenced on Oct. 22 to 13 months in prison on five charges connected with assaulting and burning her boyfriend’s 2 1/2-year-old child in February.
She pleaded guilty to attempted assault, a class B felony; two counts of criminal mistreatment, a class C felony; and two counts of third-degree assault, a class C felony.
Dismissed were first-degree assault, a class A felony; two counts of criminal mistreatment; and third-degree assault.
Her sentence included prison and five years of probation. She also must pay $5,365 in fines and fees.
During probation, she is not permitted to have contact with the victim or the victim’s residence. She also must submit to a mental health evaluation.
On Feb. 26, the child was treated at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital for second- and third-degree burns. Police were notified.
Police learned that the child was in the care of Humphries, the live-in girlfriend to the child’s father, Benjamin Moore.
While Moore was at work, according to SHPD Det. Cyndi Pichardo, Humphries allegedly assaulted the child repeatedly. The child was hit with a spoon, which resulted in bruising; and the child was burned on a heater.
Police arrested Humphries for third-degree assault and first-degree criminal mistreatment on Feb. 27.
Humphries was indicted by a Linn County grand jury on March 19.
The child’s biological mother has custody, Pichardo said after the indictment. The child “will require ongoing medical care and treatment of her injuries.”