Florida man convicted of murdering 3-year-old "gay" son
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>A Florida man stands convicted of second-degree murder after killing his
>3-year-old son because he thought the boy might grow up to be gay. A
>Tampa jury on Thursday found Ronnie Paris Jr. guilty of second-degree
>manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the death of his son, Ronnie
>Antonio Paris. According to The Tampa Tribune, the boy was beaten so
>badly that he became lethargic, stopped eating, and began wetting
>himself. On January 22 the boy went into a coma and died six days later.
>Experts testified that his death was caused by blunt trauma to the head.
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>The child's mother, Nysherra Paris, testified that her husband was
>trying to "toughen up" their son because he was worried he might grow up
>to be gay. Nysherra Paris, who never reported any abuse until February,
>is charged with child neglect and faces up to 15 years in prison if
>convicted. Ronnie Paris will be sentenced next month, and he faces life
>in prison. (Sirius/OutQ)
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>A Florida man stands convicted of second-degree murder after killing his
>3-year-old son because he thought the boy might grow up to be gay. A
>Tampa jury on Thursday found Ronnie Paris Jr. guilty of second-degree
>manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the death of his son, Ronnie
>Antonio Paris. According to The Tampa Tribune, the boy was beaten so
>badly that he became lethargic, stopped eating, and began wetting
>himself. On January 22 the boy went into a coma and died six days later.
>Experts testified that his death was caused by blunt trauma to the head.
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>The child's mother, Nysherra Paris, testified that her husband was
>trying to "toughen up" their son because he was worried he might grow up
>to be gay. Nysherra Paris, who never reported any abuse until February,
>is charged with child neglect and faces up to 15 years in prison if
>convicted. Ronnie Paris will be sentenced next month, and he faces life
>in prison. (Sirius/OutQ)