Man Sentenced To 47 Years For Child Abuse Death

A man convicted of child abuse resulting in death is sentenced Friday to 47 years in prison.

George Peters was found guilty of child abuse resulting in death of a two-month-old in October. He was also found guilty of child abuse resulting in injury in the case of his own son, Gabriel Peters, as well as two more counts of child abuse on his son.

George Peters was declared not guilty in the murder of two-month-old Nicholas Johnson.

Colorado Springs Police say George Peters was babysitting in February when the incident occurred. Peters told detectives he couldn’t take Nicholas Johnson’s crying anymore, and shook the baby.

Nicholas was rushed to Memorial Hospital with a brain bleed.

Prosecutors allege Peters was a heroin addict, but defense attorneys argued Nicholas had an undiagnosed brain condition that made him susceptible to injuries.

Peters could have faced a maximum of 80 years in prison.