Some more details of this case (the family has asked to remain anonymous for now): The baby was born at 24 weeks, 2 days, with numerous medical complications including placental abruption, breech birth, an Apgar score of 1, and immediate intubation. She spent four months in the NICU with documented metabolic bone disease, a Grade IV brain bleed (the most severe classification), a cardiac defect, and feeding difficulties, all rooted in extreme prematurity. She was under continuous professional care for 122 days. The accusing physician’s report claims the baby had no prior hospitalizations or medical conditions, that her birth involved no trauma, and that she was a “healthy five-month-old.” None of that is true, and technically if she had been born on her due date, she would be seven weeks old now. He claims her bones were healthy, but multiple labs confirmed the opposite: an alkaline phosphatase nearly 4x the upper limit of normal, a PTH nearly 3x the upper limit of normal, low phosphorus, and documented anemia of prematurity. For a baby in her condition, fractures were guaranteed to happen. He claims his report was based on a complete medical review, but also admits he never received birth records, NICU records, or primary care records before signing his opinion. He further claims the baby was not being treated for anything, yet his own billing records and the hospital’s IV orders show she was actively receiving IV potassium phosphate to treat the metabolic bone disease he claimed didn’t exist. In addition, the hospital also documented no bruising, no swelling, and no head trauma on admission, and independently diagnosed her with osteopenia of prematurity. And if that's not all enough, even the accusing doctor in his report says "her history of extreme prematurity and radiographic evidence of osteopenia warrant careful consideration." Well yes, because there's no actual evidence of abuse (except the absurd report), and mountains of evidence that her active disorder caused the injuries. These parents did the right thing. They realized something was wrong was their baby, who had already gone severely premature deliver and months of NICU hospitalization, and they brought her to the hospital for help. Instead, they were arrested, and they face decades in prison. Worse yet, they face never seeing their baby girl again.

We're currently working with a family who is facing decades in prison for "child abuse" that never happened. The child was born severely premature (24 weeks), spent 4 weeks in NICU, and she has active metabolic bone disorder that caused the injuries. All of this is confirmed by extensive medical records, test results and billing records. The state's sole evidence of "abuse" is a report from a physician that ignores the medical evidence, and STILL doesn't rule out her disorder causing the injuries. That's called reasonable doubt. And yet, the trial is still moving forward, they parents have been in jail for over a year with no bond (denied three times) and no access to their baby girl, and they face decades in prison and never seeing her again. This the kind of garbage we fight every day at @YATPOfficial. And just like with the other families, we're going to win this one too.