Man Pleads Guilty to Injuring Baby in Enfield

ENFIELD, CT - A Massachusetts man charged with injuring his then-girlfriend's 10-week-old baby in Feb. 2015 pleaded guilty Thursday in a plea bargain agreement.

Michael Jiles, Jr., 39, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a child, a felony. He will be sentenced to five years in prison and five years of special parole, according to the Hartford Courant.

Jiles was originally charged on a warrant in July 2015 with first-degree assault and risk of injury to a child, both felonies. He was also charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and negligent cruelty to persons.

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.

Nicole Rousseau, 34, the baby's mother, was arrested in Oct. 2015. At the time, Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said she “was aware the baby was hurt,” but did not do anything about it.

She has pleaded not guilty to charges of risk of injury to a child and negligent cruelty to persons. She has been held in lieu of $150,000 bond since her arrest, and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

Photo courtesy of Enfield Police Department