Stephen Michael Williams
Jr., 26, and Amanda Marie Hancock, 21, of Glendale, were arrested Tuesday at
their home in the small town of Glendale by causing the death of their son Data
Toria Hancock through neglect and maltreatment by failing to provide adequate
food and medical care.
An affidavit filed by deputies says the parents told
investigators they did pornography, which involved the mother self-lactating
while others paid to watch online. The two also said they fed the baby milk
several times each day but never took him to a doctor, despite signs he was
losing weight.
"Stephen and Amanda both admitted there was no prenatal
care, and they didn't go to any doctor's appointments after Data was
born," the probable-cause affidavit said.
Williams told investigators he thought the baby had lost some
weight, but he didn't call the doctor "because that was Amanda's
responsibility," the document said. "This was the agreement they had
made."
The affidavit says an ambulance was called to the couple's home
Jan. 22 to treat an infant who had stopped breathing. Efforts to revive the
baby were unsuccessful.
An autopsy performed at the state medical examiner's office
determined the baby died of starvation, authorities said.
Photo credit: AP
Photo/Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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