Man Sentenced for Assaulting Ten-Year-Old

A New York man has admitted that he struck a 10-year-old girl with a screwdriver, dragged her behind a vehicle with a rope, and forced hot sauce into her duct tape-covered mouth.The Post-Standard reports that Shawn Whaley pleaded guilty to 13 charges on Monday in Oswego County.The child escaped from a home and ran for help last August.Whaley will receive a 2 and 1/3 to 7 year sentence.Three other people were charged in the case, including the girl’s mother, uncle, and Whaley’s girlfriend. The adults and girl lived together.His girlfriend recently gave birth to a baby fathered by Whaley.