Mikayla Valentine Father charged in death

by Marica Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:15 pm

DES MOINES, Iowa - Authorities have arrested a northern Iowa man on two
child endangerment charges following the death of his 5-year-old daughter.

Robert Valentine Jr., of Eagle Grove, was charged with child endangerment
resulting in death and child endangerment resulting in serious injury.

Mikayla Valentine, 5, died in January 2011, from what authorities call abusive
head trauma.

Kara Crapser, of Eagle Grove, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in May, after
she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the child's death.
The girl was in Crapser's care when she suffered the injuries that led to her death.

Mikayla Valentine was the daughter of Robert Valentine Jr. and another woman, Michele Movall.

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