A 45-year-old former real estate agent was sentenced to two years in prison for scratching eight babies ranging in age from 3 months to 19 months.
La Jolla resident, Lisa Hench, pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior County Superior Court Tuesday to eight misdemeanor counts of inflicting corporal punishment on children.
According to prosecutors, Hench scratched and pinched eight babies and toddlers after befriending their mothers in 2009.
In some cases, the scratches drew blood and the babies screamed in pain.
Several of the victim's parents were in court during the sentencing and Hench tearfully apologized to them.
It's unclear what motivated Hench, but her lawyer told the judge that the mother of three suffers from psychological problems and is receiving therapy and taking medication.
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