Couple in foster child abuse case gets 5 years probation
YOUNGSTOWN — An East Lucius Avenue couple accused of starving a foster child in their care in 2014 were sentenced today in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
Judge Maureen Sweeney sentenced Marquis Allen, 32 and Cherie Jones, 25, to five years probation, parenting classes and they are also barred from having any more foster children.
The pair were indicted by a grand jury Sept. 3. Authorities said a foster child placed in their care gained just one pound after they had the child for several months.
The sentence was recommended by prosecutors.
A case worker for the county Children Services Board said the baby is now with a new foster family and is doing well, but her development still has to be closely monitored.