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UPDATED: Baby-sitter’s call leads to abuse charges against couple

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By Ashlee Clark - aclark@herald-leader.com

A Frankfort couple accused of abusing their infant son are scheduled to appear in court next week for an arraignment.
John Travillian, 21, and Ashley Travillian, 19, were arrested Thursday after a grand jury indicted them on a charge of criminal abuse.

Their arraignment has been scheduled for Jan 16. The couple were being held at the Franklin County Regional Jail Friday.

John Travillian’s bond was set at $50,000 cash; his wife’s bond was $20,000 cash.

A neighbor who was baby-sitting 3-month-old Joshua Travillian Dec. 20 called police after she noticed bruises that covered the baby’s body.

Joshua was taken to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville for examination, and doctors discovered he also had a broken right leg, said Detective Mike Johnson of the Frankfort police department.

Johnson said Joshua looked like “a solid bruise” when he was taken to the hospital.

“I’ve seen a lot of child abuse cases. This one was pretty bad,” Johnson said. “Probably the only ones I’ve seen worse ended up in a fatality.”

Herald-Leader reporter Shawntaye Hopkins contributed to this story.

Police say John Travillian admitted that he abused Joshua. Authorities also held Ashley Travillian responsible because they say she did nothing to prevent the abuse.

“The grand jury felt that by the doctor’s report, there is no way she could not have known this,” Johnson said. Joshua and his 14-month-old sister are now in foster care.

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Paris man arraigned in injured toddler’s case

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on September 11, 2008
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By Shawntaye Hopkins
shopkins@herald-leader.com

 A Bourbon County man arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree criminal abuse of an injured Lexington toddler has pleaded not guilty.

Kerry D. Kenney of Paris, Kentucky has been arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse for causing serious physical injury to a Lexington toddler in his care. The two year old received a skull fracture and other broken bones and injuries.

Kerry D. Kenney of Paris, Kentucky has been arrested and charged with first-degree criminal abuse for causing serious physical injury to a Lexington toddler in his care. The two year old received a skull fracture and other broken bones and injuries.

Kerry D. Kenney, 22, of Paris appeared via video for an arraignment Friday in Fayette District Court as his attorney, Braxton Crenshaw of Lexington, requested a bond reduction for his client. Kenney’s bond remained at $5,000 cash because of a criminal record in Bourbon County.

A 2-year-old boy who lives with his mother, who has not been identified, and Kenney, her boyfriend, was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital early Wednesday from their home on Allante Brook Court.

The boy had several injuries, including a skull fracture.

Lexington police spokeswoman Ann Gutierrez said there might be more charges in the case. She would not say who else might be charged; the boy’s mother hasn’t been ruled out.

Gutierrez said investigators are working with medical personnel to determine how the child might have been injured and how long the child might have been injured. But police are not releasing details about those talks.

Crenshaw said he doesn’t want to try this case in the press, and he declined to discuss specifics about the case.

“I think he’s looking forward to an opportunity to present his side of the case,” Crenshaw said.

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