Babysitter pleads guilty to burning kids - Philadelphia News
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - July 29, 2008 Tina Johnson of the city's Frankford section pleaded guilty on
Monday to two counts of aggravated assault.
The boys, now 5 and 7, were in court and Johnson told them she
was "sorry for what happened that night."
The younger boy was 3 when Johnson burned him with a clothes
iron two or three times on his back, and once on his left wrist. He
also was burned more than 20 times with a cigarette or lighter.
His brother was 5 when he was burned 11 times on his face, arms
and legs with a cigarette lighter and lit cigarette.
Johnson pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of
an instrument of crime.
