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James Wamsley Sent to Prison For Rape of Nine-Month-Old Infant

By Rachel Plotnick

Those of you who followed my articles at Crime Library will no doubt remember the case of James Allen Wamsley, a 17-year-old resident of Benton County, Washington, who was arrested last year for first-degree rape of a child. Now, some nine months later, the case has finally come to an end?sort of. On May 28, 2007, Tabitha McBean, a friend of the Wamsley family, accepted an offer by Wamsley to baby-sit her two children, a 3-year-old and a nine-month-old baby boy. Tabitha was grateful to have a break from her parental responsibilities but her relief turned to horror some nine hours later, when she returned home to discover blood in her infant's diaper. Concerned, Tabitha, along with Wamsley's mother, Teresa Moen, immediately transported the infant to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, where it was discovered he had been the victim of a brutal sexual assault...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on March 05, 2008 (boomark / email).