Crime & Safety

Westminster Man Found Guilty of Scalding Baby Girl

Alfred Alexander Hollimon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Posted by Alexander Nguyen
A 24-year-old Westminster man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for scalding a baby girl in water hotter than 120 degrees, severely burning and disfiguring her.

At the sentencing of Alfred Alexander Hollimon, a couple in the process of adopting the girl -- to whom Hollimon is related -- submitted a victim impact statement describing how the girl will never be able to feel comfortable wearing clothes or go to the beach without feeling self-conscious because of her injuries.

A jury in March found Hollimon guilty of two felony counts of child abuse, one felony count of mayhem, and a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury to a child. He also had a felony "strike" in 2008 for attempted robbery in Nevada.

Hollimon drew a bath for the girl on Jan. 26, 2013, woke the baby from a nap and dipped the lower half of her body into the hot water, then pulled her out and started removing blistered skin, according to the District Attorney's Office.

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Hollimon's mother, who was nearby, called 911, and the girl was taken to UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, where she was treated for third-degree burns on her legs, calves, feet, and buttocks.

X-rays showed she also suffered skull fractures, as well as spinal, rib and arm fractures. The burns will require skin grafts until she stops growing.

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