Indiana man sentenced for rat attack on infant son [Video]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. –

A judge sentenced David Schonabaum, 32, on Wednesday after the Evansville man was convicted by a jury in September on three felony counts of neglect of a dependent.

Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Robert Pigman found no mitigating factors to reduce the sentence, the Evansville Courier & Press reported.

Prosecutor Diana Moers previously said her office would not hold back in pursuing the “highest possible sentence.”

The Associated Press left a telephone message and sent an email Thursday to Schonabaum’s defense attorney seeking comment.

Evansville police arrested Schonabaum and his wife, Angel Schonabaum, in September 2023 after David Schonabaum called 911 to report that his 6-month-old son had been severely injured by rats inside their residence, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The Indiana Department of Child Services had previously inquired about conditions in the home.

Investigators said the infant suffered more than 50 rat bites and required treatment at …