PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for hitting his young child, causing traumatic injuries, according to Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.

Earlier this month, Joseph Washington was found guilty of first-degree assault, third-degree assault, and first-degree criminal mistreatment. He was sentenced on Thursday to 121 months in prison.

The incident happened on April 2, 2024, at a home in southeast Portland.

The district attorney’s office said Washington was watching the 20-month-old child at his girlfriend’s house while the child’s mother was at work. Washington called the child’s mother later that evening to report the child was throwing up significantly.

Despite being told to take the child to the hospital, Washington reportedly

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