COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A former El Paso County man who pleaded guilty to child abuse in the death of his daughter has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Hanif Sims pleaded guilty in January to child abuse resulting in the death of his daughter, Genesis. KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs reports (http://bit.ly/Jxh61Y ) that at a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Sims said he wishes he could go back and change things.
KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs reports that at a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Sims said he wishes he could go back and change things.
Contractors digging in the Monument area found Genesis' body in 2010 buried at a home where Sims and his girlfriend, Monique Lynch, had once lived. Court documents indicate each blamed the other for abuse of Genesis. Prosecutors say neither sought medical attention for her.
Lynch pleaded guilty to child abuse causing death and was sentenced last year to 27 years in prison.
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Information from: KRDO-TV, http://www.krdo.com/