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Darius Clark Case Summary
The defendant Darius Clark was taking care of his girlfriend’s children, her 3-year-old son L.P. and her 18-month-old daughter A.T. At the time Clark was taking care of her children, he sent her away to engage in prostitution. One day, L.P. was at preschool when his teacher noticed marks on his body. The boy identified Darius Clark as his abuser to his teacher. The teacher then contacted a child abuse service, which resulted in Darius Clark getting arrested and charged for child abuse.
Clark was then tried on multiple chargers of child abuse. He was tried for the abuse of both L.P. and A.T. While at trial L.P. did not testify, but the state introduced his statement to his preschool teacher as evidence. The preschool teacher herself testified

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