Stephens County mother pleads guilty to child abuse after 3-year-old’s 2022 death

Stephens County woman pleads guilty to federal child abuse count

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A Stephens County pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to a count of child abuse in Indian Country, according to U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

Stephens County mother pleads guilty to child abuse after 3-year-old’s 2022 death

DUNCAN, Okla. (KFOR) - A Stephens County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to child abuse after her 3-year-old son was allegedly killed by her boyfriend in 2022. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Caitlyn Downs "willfully failed to protect two minor children from harm or threatened harm and that Downs was responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of the children," leading to the death of her son, Ely Newsom. Duncan man charged in 3-y…