KC man charged in "most horrific abuse"

Authorities charged a Kansas City man Tuesday with beating and sodomizing a 32-month-old girl so severely that hospital officials told police her chances of recovery were “extremely poor.”
County Prosecutor Mike Sanders called it “some of the most horrific abuse this office has ever seen.”

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The accused in this case, Paul W. Turner (above), is innocent until proven guilty.

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[Vibiana]

I truly believe there is a special corner of hell waiting for people who hurt children or animals.

[SId Vicious]

We should bring back public hangings for people like this.

[Sid Vicious]

If the girl was 32 years old and consented to the beating and sodomizing it would still be illegal.. whats that about?

[Reality Check]

Vibiana, a special corner of hell is too good for someone who does this kind of thing.

[Hawkeye in OP]

This guy should not be mildly punished. He should be beaten, tortured, raped, and left for dead. I have no remorse for people who do something this tragic to a child.

And chumpion, what does that have to do with the fact that a 32 month old child was brutalized? What if that were your child? Would you then ask where you were, or the mother?

[JG]

There is no punishment to fit this type of crime. We can only hope that his bloodline doesn't continue. Where was mommy during all this???

[Vibiana]

COJ: A bio father isn't always absent because the mother told him to get lost. Plenty of times, he's absent because he never took responsibility for fathering a child in the first place. In a tragic situation like this, your post is offensive and impertinent.

[NLA]

JG-
The article says the mother was at work.

[barbea]

This so sad. I just dont understand how people like this can say that they are human. I just dont get how one could do these kind of acts to an unwilling child. This should teach all the single moms out there to be very careful who you leave your children with. Lets start doing some checking on these people. Ask for there SS# and call the police station and have then run a check. Yes it maybe inconvinent but come on if it save your kids life isn't it worth it. We are here to PROTECT our kids lets start!!!!!!!!! Now I know that it was not the mother who did this but everyone thinks that thier boyfriends/husbands would never hurt the kids. Let me tell you from first hand life experiance.... you can trust anyone. We all have an enter voice we all know deep inside that somethings wrong let do something about it before its not just a feeling.

[Yes]

Hawkeye in OP:

Do you live in the same country as I do? We have laws in the good ol' US of A.

What this guy did was horrible and absolutely wrong, but to react as you recommend would undermine the very foundation of our great nation. It's the same justification that swept us into war in the middle east, and now look where that's gotten us?

In conclusion, we cannot prevent these types of things from happening, but we do have standards and procedures in place for punishing such acts when proven. Vigilantism or vengeful acts are not what our country stands for. Not here and not abroad.

Good day.

[Juls]

Was this guy just a relative or boyfriend of the mother? I have heard conflicting stories. This is one sick dude whoever he is. May he reap what he sows & more.

[Vibiana]

I used to work for Family Court and I am so glad I don't work there today. When Precious Doe's body was found I was in tears all day. Funny, even though I'm not sitting in an office over there anymore, I still feel brokenhearted for that poor little girl.

[Geehowdy]

The convicts in prison particularly dislike child abusers.He will get his just deserves in prison.

[NLA]

I don't think that the PD will just run a background check at someone's request.

[NLA]

Unfortunately, there are many of examples of fathers and mothers NOT protecting their families, too.

[K]

I would personally like to cut his parts off so he can suffer and never be able to do this again.

[Vibiana]

COJ: I do not have children. Nor have I been chucked to any curbs. However, the more of your posts I read, the more I understand why the mother of whatever children you sired doesn't want you in their lives.

[Vibiana]

COJ: you have no idea of mine, either, but that doesn't stop you from making attacks of your own.

For their sake, I hope none of your children are daughters.

[Veronica Corningstone]

This is the most disgusting display of human garbage I have ever heard of. The mother knew this piece ...? Did this just come out of nowhere? It's hard to believe that this guy didn't show any warning signs.

[stillwater78]

Sid Vicious I'm not sure I understand your comment about a 32 year old girl and consenting. Can you clarify what you are talking about?

My punishment for this man or anyone who would be able to do such a horrific thing would be torture also! I don't understand how someone could do something that horrible to a small child. The thought of this makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. I have a daughter who is about 1 year older than this little girl. I think I'd have to kill that man, or anyone who would do something so terrible, with my own hands! I am completely disgusted and hope he gets what he deserves!

[Vibiana]

Veronica: I'd be interested to know how the mother met this guy, and how long she knew him before leaving her kids with him.

[CJ]

Why should you, I or anyone else have to pay for this sorry excuse for a human being? Locking him up is just giving him three hots and a cot on our dime. It's time the criminal justice system retools and realigns. These criminals do their crime, do their time, get out and a majority of them go right back to committing crime. It's high time we start the executions for all serious crimes like this. Do it in public and make it well known. Seeing someone die for a crime that they have committed would be a great deterrent.

[Vibiana]

COJ: Because YOU DON'T KNOW, nor do any of us, whether this poor girl's father was FORCED from her life or was just never there in the first place. And to speculate on it when she is lying almost dead is irrelevant, cruel, and mean-spirited.

NOW do you get it?

[CJ]

Vib and COJ, you two sound like a married couple bickering over who's right and who's wrong.

[Veronica Corningstone]

Vib- Yesterday's story says that the guy is a relative. That's so sad. She trusted a family member to watch her kids. Doesn't sound like it was her irresponsibility.

[Vibiana]

Veronica: I wasn't aware it was a relative. That makes it even sadder.

[Vibiana]

CJ: This kind of crime is one I would support LWOP for. I think if they stopped handing out LWOP on "three strikes" cases and made room for child molesters in those cells, the world would be a better place.

[Sasquach]

I am about to have a daughter of my own and, although I support civil rights (and playing devils advocate), this guy is why I'm buying two guns. One will be my scaring gun, and one will be my killing gun. The scaring gun will be something big and mean like a .45 or a .357, just to make them think. The killing gun would be a .22. Scum like this guy are not worth the 10 cents the bullet would cost to remove thier pathetic lives from this world. That and 22 hollow points shatter-untraceable.

[FreedomForAll]

I just find it interesting that the online version (don't know about the print version) of the Star doesn't have a picture of this guy running with the story.

[Vibiana]

Freedom: the police may not have sent the photo to Greg yet.

[Sasquach]

No public executions though. Don't give the scum that kind of gratification. In China they do it in a room with no windows and a floor drain for easy cleanup. No fuss, no muss, just dead.

[Hawkeye in OP]

Yes, I do live in these same United States. Sure it's a harsh punishment, but what he will receive won't be from our judicial system. It will be from the inmates who cannot tolerate these types of criminals who would vicously harm such a young child.

COJ, the mother was at work, the criminal is a relative of hers according to the story. So there was no reason for the father to be there since there was a relative watchign over the children.

Just a shame he was a animal

[stillwater78]

At Cox.net it said he was the child's adoptive father. Has anyone else heard that?

[Juls]

We get it - no wedding bells for COJ & Vib. It is real hard to maintain the innocent until proven guilty when the crime involves an innocent child. Don't know where the bio-father is but can only hope he is in the same prison this sicko is going to.

[christina]

It doesnt matter WHO the guy was to the little girl. I am a Mother of 3 daughters. No little one girl or boy deseves anything like that. Yes he is presumed to be "innocent" untill proven guilty, but GOD will take care of him. And for those wondering where the dad is....guess what they obviosuly dont care or they would be there. The fathers who want to be in the life of their child are. We as parents have to protect our children since they cannot do it themselves. It is saddening to me that parents are so trusting when it comes to other people being around them. I couldnt live with myself if i allowed something like this to happen to one of mine.

[stillwater78]

This is what I read from cox.net:

(Kansas City, MO) -- A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was abused so badly on Monday that she might not survive. Police and prosecutors say it's one of the worst child-abuse cases they've ever seen. The toddler is in Children's Mercy Hospital in critical condition. Her 28-year-old adoptive father Paul Turner is accused of kicking her in the head, dropping her on the floor head-first and then sodomizing the little girl -- allegedly because she spilled water on his television set. He was supposed to be taking care of her while her mom was at work. Turner is being held without bond.

[Vibiana]

Freedom: his picture's here now.

[Juls]

Stillwater - I am with you; I have heard both boyfriend vs. relative. I also heard the 4m old was actually his child, so that would lead you to believe he was the step father/boyfriend. Single parents need to be so careful of who they bring into their children's life. I know so many friends that meet a guy at a bar, date.com, etc and have their kids meet the guy the first time they do. Hopefully, Greg can get a pic and details on who exactly he was to the girl. Now all we know is he was a sick monster that hurt this baby girl beyond belief.

[Joe]

After seeing the picture, the mom probably has no idea who the real father is, and the real father probably doesn't even know he has this child out there. Poor little girl.

[Juls]

Where is the picture?

[Pam]

The only thing a police report tells is that if someone was convicted. What you need to do is go down to the court house or go on line and look up court records. Also check out reference all the way back at least 5 years. The first reference you contact is so happy to get rid of that person they will tell you anything. If you go back to at least 3 to 5 they will bare the soul. I would even go to the point that if it child care you are looking for, ontact neighbors in the area of the day care or babysitter. Even if it is a relative check out their background. You never know what is hidden in the closets. Another good source of information is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Let's keep our kids safe.

[christina]

I am sure the mom is feeling bad enough. You have no idea what she is going through. I am a single mom of three. My kids father is not in the picture, does that mean that i dont know who he is? I am not saying she shouldnt have been more careful about qho she has around her kids, but people do things for strange reasons. None of us know NOTHING about her.

[jz]

to "Sid Vicious":
just in case you haven't figured it out by now, the "girl" is 32 MONTHS old, not years.

personally, i hope this poor child dies in the hospital. it sounds like death would be a more humane ending for her rather than having to live her life among such family members, even though she'll probably bounce around in the foster care system. tragic, no matter the outcome.

[Vibiana]

Juls: hit "reload" or "refresh" on your browser. It should come up at the top of the story.

[Vibiana]

jz: I must sadly agree with you.

[christina]

JZ-What kind of person Are you????? Wishing death upon an innocent child??

[Vibiana]

christina: if the child lives, she will be brain injured and have to go through the horrible trauma of recovering from this violent assault. Depending on whether her mother is charged with a crime, she may languish in foster care for years, and her chances of developing serious emotional problems are very great. Under the circumstances, a quiet death might be a blessing.

[jz]

"christina"

i'm not wishing death on anyone, since i'm not the person responsible for putting this girl in the hospital. you're venting your anger at the wrong person.

[NLA]

More important than the "intactness" of a family, is the quality of a family. If one biological parent is abusive or violent, should the other parent stay put just to keep everyone together? I'd say no. Having both biological parents and the child(ren) under the same roof does not guarantee a happy or safe family.

I do not think that divorces or breakups necessarily cause violence, but rather the angry individuals involved who had no business having children in the first place.

[Vibiana]

COJ: Yup. I thought I'd give you a break from playing Him for a while. LOL