Pediatric nurse sentenced to 80 years for molesting infant

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego judge on Monday sentenced a pediatric nurse to 80 years in federal prison for molesting a 2-month-old boy and making lewd photos of a baby girl.

Calling the defendant the "worst of the worst," U.S. District Judge John Houston told the court he opted for the maximum sentence for 52-year-old Michael Lutts to send a message.

Lutts pleaded guilty in January to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of distribution of child pornography. He admitted to 15 instances in July and August of 2014 in which he photographed and videotaped the babies in his care in sexually explicit situations at his home and workplace. Prosecutors said Lutts molested the boy while he was in his care as a foster parent.

Neither Lutts nor his attorney could be immediately reached for comment.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a589ffa2a5234e1cb471ec7517bf7f48/pediatric-nurse-sentenced-80-years-molesting-infant

[840high]

1. Jesus H - I feel sick.

[winstars]

2. By by, scumbag Never to be seen again and the rest of your short MF life looking over your shoulder.

I mean WTF...

I wanna think that this is true and not a mistake...

That our courts gets this type of shit right...

Anybody who is capable of this, needs to stay inside 4 ever....

[Kalidurga]

3. Prosecutors said Lutts molested the boy while he was in his care as a foster parent.

I think this would have been a better emphasis. It points to a larger issue where foster parents abuse children and it's a huge problem. It happened to two of my sisters.

[Karma13612]

4. You think that one is bad?

You might find this one equally appalling. It rocked the local rural farm community for a long time.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/08/us/new-york-amish-kidnapping/


Stephen M. Howells II is/was actually a registered nurse.

Prosecutors want like 500+ years for this animal.

[dawn frenzy adams]

5. I shudder to think

Persons getting into the foster care program to molest children, I don't think, has ever been fully investigated.

[LeftyMom]

6. Well, the "good" news is that most are just factory farming kids for profit.

The foster agency I worked at had precisely three foster families I'd ever trust with a kid if it were up to me.