Investigators say the abuse included the child being physically attacked with a machete and crowbar, waterboarded, and lit on fire.
Chloe Sergent, the biological mother of the child, and Keola Wimbish were sentenced to 20 years followed by 10 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to one count of child abuse and attempt to commit child abuse,Sergent and Wimbish were arrested in April of last year after a family member reported the abuse to authorities.
"The abuse this child suffered at the hands of the people who were supposed to love and care for her is horrific," Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said. "I’m particularly grateful to this young victim who was willing to bravely tell her story. Thanks to the intervention of a caring relative, thorough investigation by police, and hard work by MCAO prosecutors, justice was done.
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