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Caldwell man admits hitting his children with curtain rod

Caldwell man admits hitting his children with curtain rod

Credit: Canyon County Jail

Kekoa Gaunavinaka

by KTVB

KTVB.COM

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Updated Saturday, Nov 21 at 9:42 PM

 

CALDWELL -- Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak calls it "one of the worst cases" of child abuse he's ever seen. 

A Caldwell man accused in the case pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of felony injury to a child.

Prosecutors say 35-year-old Kekoa Guanavinaka admitted to striking two of his children with a stick and a curtain rod leaving bruises on the children, as well as pulling their ears and slapping them in the face. 

An investigation into the abuse began earlier this year.

Prosecutors say Guanavinaka's children revealed physical and sexual abuse, as well as torture to investigators.

Guanavinaka will be sentenced on February 11.  He remains in jail on $500,000 bond.

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