Crime & Safety

Woman Accused of Doing Nothing While Son Was Beaten

She faces multiple charges.

Johnieka Billups, 30, of Bolton Court, faces charges for doing nothing while her fiancé beat her 11-year-old son with a belt in July 2010, according to a story on PhillyBurbs.com.

The boy needed to be hospitalized following the beating. His mother could her him screaming, the story stated.

She faces charges of child endangerment, simple assault and conspiracy to commit simple assault, the story stated. She was released on $25,000 bail and cannot see her son unsupervised.

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Her fiancé, Juan Riggins, 35, was sentenced early this month on charges of simple assault, false imprisonment, unlawful restraint and endangerment. He faces six to 15 years in state prison.

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