Louisville man going to prison for tattoo (Dave Sereno)

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Louisville man going to prison for tattoo on tot

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Attorney Eugene O'Byrne, left, speaks with Lee Michael Deitrick, who pleaded guilty to tatooing a 19-month-old child.

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Lee Michael Deitrick

  • By Dave Sereno -- CantonRep.com staff writer
May  5, 2010 -- CANTON -- Whatever his reasoning, Lee M. Deitrick thought it wise to tattoo a toddler’s bottom.

It wasn’t even his child.

Now the 20-year-old Louisville man has learned his punishment. He was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison.

Deitrick pleaded guilty in Stark County Common Pleas Court to two felony child endangering charges as part of a plea deal with county prosecutors.

Deitrick tattooed the outline of the letter “A” on the child’s buttock. The mark covers about one-half inch.

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