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John Horst

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Full Name:  John A. Horst
DOB:  May 11, 1981
Charge:  Child abuse resulting in death
County:  Douglas
City:  Omaha
Current Status:  Released
Date of Crime:  June 9, 2003
Victim:  James Dexter

A man was sentenced 20 to 22 years in prison for the scalding death of his girlfriend's 2-year old son.  John Horst, 23, was found guilty for the fatal scalding of James Dexter.  James died June 12, 2003, from complications of burns that covered 43% of his body.  

The boy's mother, Meranda Dexter, was at work on June 9, when John held the toddler in a tub filled with 138-degree water as a punishment for misbehavior.  John has maintained that he caused the burns, but did so accidentally.  During his sentencing, John cried and apologized for the boy's death.  
Source:  Sioux City Journal


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