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A Washington state man who prosecutors said beat his crying infant daughter and put her
in a freezer for 90 minutes so he could take a nap was sentenced on Friday to 16 years
in prison, authorities said. Tyler Deutsch, 26, wanted to take a nap in
May, but his daughter was crying, so he put her in the freezer before going to his bedroom
and falling asleep, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said in a statement.
About 90 minutes later, Deutsch awoke to the baby's mother coming home and rushed to the
freezer to pull out his daughter, Lindquist said. The mother, seeing Deutsch take the
infant out of the freezer, called 911, he said.
The girl, who was wearing only a diaper, had a body temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit
(29 Celsius) and suffered blisters, a broken arm, a broken leg and a head injury, Lindquist
said. "Though the child has fully recovered, and
we are grateful for that, this was a horrible and inexplicable crime," Lindquist said.
An attorney for Deutsch could not be reached immediately for comment. Deutsch, who is from
Tacoma, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in January.