Crime & Safety
Enfield Mom Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case
She will spend a year in prison after failing to do anything about injuries her baby suffered at the hands of her former boyfriend.
ENFIELD, CT - A local woman whose 10-week-old baby was severely injured by her then-boyfriend pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of risk of injury to a child.
Judicial records show Nicole Rousseau, 34, was sentenced to five years in prison, suspended after one year, and three years' probation.
She had originally been charged on a warrant in Oct. 2015 with cruelty to persons, in addition to risk of injury.
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Michael Jiles, Jr., 39, Rousseau's former boyfriend, pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a child on May 26, nearly 16 months after he injured the baby in Feb. 2015. He will be sentenced to five years in prison and five years of special parole.
The baby suffered broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken left thigh and a wound that caused blood clotting around the brain, according to an affidavit supporting Jiles' arrest.
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At the time of her arrest, Enfield Police Carl Sferrazza said Rousseau “was aware the baby was hurt,” but did not do anything about it.
Photo courtesy of Enfield Police Department
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