HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta father has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of child cruelty and aggravated battery.
Julian Chase Jalbert Sr., 27, was arrested in January after his 8-week-old twins were injured.
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This week, a Hall County jury found Jalbert guilty of two counts of cruelty to children and one count of aggravated battery. He was acquitted on a second count of aggravated battery.
The judge sentenced Jalbert to 20 years with the first 18 to serve.
Investigators say that one of Jalbert’s infant twins suffered a brain bleed from “abusive head trauma” and was said to be in “grave condition.” There is no word on the child’s current condition.
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Investigators believe the baby’s head was “violently jerked” back and forth. The baby’s twin also had a leg bruise.
Deputies said both of the twins’ injuries happened because of Jalbert.
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