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PORT RICHEY — A doctor examined the baby and concluded this: "He will be expected to have severe loss of brain substance."
The 2-month-old boy was flown to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg more than a month ago with injuries to his head and legs. The man who had been caring for him, Jonathan Gene Gelb, was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated child abuse.
Gelb's relationship to the baby was not disclosed to protect the child's identity. It's not clear how authorities were alerted to the baby's injuries.
According to his arrest report, Gelb, 24, was the only one with the baby on Sept. 30 until he picked up his stepchildren, ages 5 and 7, from school.
He couldn't explain how the baby got hurt. He said only that at one point the baby began to gasp and wheeze, the report stated.
A doctor's exam, as well as a brain scan, found extensive damage: hemorrhaging over most of the right side of the baby's brain, hemorrhaging in the left side, hemorrhaging behind his eyes and two broken legs.
All signs, the doctor's report said, of shaken baby syndrome.
The doctor concluded the injuries could not have been inflicted by either of the other children.
Gelb, of 7838 Lilac Drive, Port Richey, remained jailed Friday in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said the older kids have been taken from the home and placed in a relative's custody as a precaution. Their mother is not facing any charges.
The baby, he said, has been released from the hospital to a medical foster home.
Molly Moorhead can be reached at moorhead@sptimes.com or (727) 869-6245.
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Comments on this article
by lala
Nov 11, 2008 9:56 PM
i think that that the mother should be in hot water too, she had to know this guy is a monster, I feel for the baby, and i hope he gets it good in jail, and what kind of underlying condition would casue that, really now moron, wake up, he did it!!!
by Grant
Nov 10, 2008 12:55 PM
Hopefully the medical professionals in this case ruled out all other possibilities BEFORE reaching the conclusion of "Shaken Baby Syndrome" which is tragically overdiagnosed. Scurvy, Rickets and OI should be ruled out.
2 mom: seek another opinion
by ANNA
Nov 9, 2008 10:59 AM
LIFE SENTENANCE DOING HARD LABOR. HE HAS NO EXCUSE. AND HE HIMSELF IS A SORRY EXCUSE FOR A MAN. PLEASE JUDICIAL SYSTEM GIVE THIS MAN THE MAXIMUM SENTANCE
by A Mother
Nov 9, 2008 10:59 AM
Dont always believe what you see in print, I'm aware of these people and that child has underlying medical conditions that this reporter FAILED to mention. And these comments are not true of the incident....
by cheryl
Nov 7, 2008 8:18 PM
This makes me so sick!!!!!!!!!I have two adult girls who cannot carry babies full term and scum like this do what they do to innocent babies!! My heart goes out to the family of this innocent victim and all the countless victims.
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