This is Benjamin Sargent, the result of a joyful union between 23-year-old James Sargent and 21-year-old Tracey Hermann.
People You’ll See In Hell has a simple question for you, a question that James Sargent and Tracey Hermann answered for the world during the month of February, 2008.
How long can you ignore a screaming baby?
Some people have the ability to deal with the noise that a screaming baby calls forth from the pits of Hell for a longer period of time than others can.
Some people, those who are actually partially human, will actually get up and look at the baby to see what’s going on.
Those people typically want to find out why the baby is crying, so they can stop it.
They go through the usual checklist:
- Is the baby hungry?
- Is it thirsty?
- Is it wet?
- Is something eating the baby?
We here at People You’ll See In Hell know from experience that we can handle a crying baby for 42 minutes - precisely the amount of time it takes to drive from Omaha, Nebraska to Lincoln, Nebraska - pressing down on the gas pedal more and more as the crying continues.
After 42 minutes with a fed, dry, clean but cranky baby, we were ready to push our faces through a screen door. The more motherly of the van’s occupants attempted every ruse they knew to distract the baby, while the helpless males in the vehicle grit their teeth and thought happy thoughts.
Eight hours with a crying baby? Unthinkable.
Well, how about eight days?
On the 4th of February, 2008, at 9:30 at night, Rose Sargent dropped off her 5-month-old grandson, Benjamin Sargent, with his father, James Sargent.
According to Rose Sargent:
I left at 9:30 p.m. that night. I got him ready for bed, changed his diaper, put some ointment on his bottom and gave him a bottle. He wanted to be rocked so I rocked him, gave him some more bottle and then his dad put him into the crib without the car seat, and covered him up with a blanket. Then I left because I had to go home and get to sleep because I work third shift.
Rose Sargent might have some problems recognizing reality. She remembers Benjamin Sargent being a happy, laughing baby that would frequently reach out for her.
We would guess that, because Benjamin Sargent weighed just 10 pounds at the age of 5 months, he was laughing as he reached for her because he thought she might actually give him something to eat.
Yes, that’s right. A 5-month-old baby weighed all of 10 pounds and nobody really thought anything of it.
Benjamin Sargent’s mother, Tracey Hermann, wasn’t around when the baby was dropped off, and from statements she’s made to the police, even if she was there, she might not have noticed that the baby was back.
According to authorities, Tracey Hermann didn’t want Benjamin. Tracey Hermann wanted to give Benjamin up for adoption, and refused to do anything that mothers typically do with their children - taking no part in the feeding, bathing, or changing of Benjamin Sargent.
She didn’t play with him.
She didn’t talk with him.
She didn’t hold him.
That could be part of the reason why Benjamin Sargent gained only 2 pounds since birth.
Anyways, so there we have a painfully thin baby, strapped into a car seat that’s been placed on the floor in the living room. He was wearing a blue snow suit that his grandmother had bought him. He was probably hungry and tired. He probably cried, because that’s what babies do when they’re upset.
But nobody came to take care of Benjamin.
Oh, there was a person living in the garage that came into the house at one point and - thinking that it was weird that the baby was still sitting in the car seat in the middle of the living room floor - moved the baby (who was still in the car seat) into a back room, but that’s really the last time anyone did anything for the baby.
So Benjamin Sargent sat.
And sat.
And sat.
For eight days.
Eight days without food. Eight days without water. Eight days without being changed, or being held, or being talked to.
At five months, most babies can’t do anything other than cry. You have to wonder how long Benjamin Sargent cried. Was it a few hours before he gave up? He couldn’t have been very strong, after all, and crying is exhausting. Or did Benjamin Sargent cry for longer than that, off and on, hoping beyond hope that someone would come and take care of him, help him…save him?
James Sargent and Tracey Hermann were both at home. They played some video games. They watched some television. They ate, showered and slept. They probably changed their clothes a few times.
They went about their lives while their son, their helpless son, went about the long process of dying in the next room.
When police finally arrived, they found Benjamin strapped into his car seat, which had been placed into a crib. His little eyes were open. His little fists were clenched. The temperature of the room Benjamin was in was 80 degrees and he was still wearing the snow suit. It was obvious that he hadn’t been changed, as he was sitting in his own bodily wastes - and had been for some time.
There are times when we are very, very happy that we are not police officers.
James Sargent and Tracey Hermann were arrested.
Police interviewed James Sargent. James initially told the authorities that he had moved Benjamin a few times, but later admitted that maybe he hadn’t moved his son at all.
According to the interview with Tracey Hermann, she came into the baby’s room on the seventh night, the night before police were called. She told authorities that she looked at the baby, thought he was sleeping and left a bottle resting between the baby and the side of the car seat. Tracey Hermann said that she figured when Benjamin woke up, he could just grab the bottle and feed himself. She didn’t really much care, because she was heading out to Iowa that night to meet up with a guy she had met on the Internet. According to Tracey Hermann, Benjamin was not her problem, and that James Sargent should have taken care of the baby.
James Sargent and Tracey Hermann have been charged with first-degree murder. They could potentially be hit with prison terms of up to 100 years if they’re found guilty. The possibility of the death penalty is still on the table.
Both James Sargent and Tracey Hermann have pled not guilty.
During her court appearance, it was noted that Tracey Hermann seemed annoyed that she had to deal with this whole murder charge thing, which was the same attitude she displayed when police interviewed her.
Update:
While James Sargent and Tracey Hermann are eligible for the death penalty in Illinois, they will not receive it. State’s Attorney Kevin Lyons has announced that he will not seek a capital case against the pair. According to Kevin Lyons, he wants Hermann and Sargent to live out their lives in state prison for their crime.
Their trial date is scheduled for the 4th of August, 2008.
Update:
James Sargent and Tracey Hermann are now scheduled for a jury trial on the 17th of November, 2008.
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If ANYBODY votes no on this, I will track them down and hurt them.
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Mrs. D reply on July 7th, 2008:
I believe that if u need a license for something as simple as driving people should be forced to take some sort of mental capacity test before being allowed to have children. I am the proud mother of 2 kids my self and I couldnt picture EVER doinf anything to harm them in any way. Some people just deserve to rot in jail… & i hope that jail treats them as they treated that beautiful lil boy! I swear…. I hope the inmates have seen atlease the news and recognize their face as soon as they walk in there I dont believe that anyone should ever get off as easy as getting a death penalty. 30 seconds of pain dont seem fair for the life time they cause others, or in this case, 8 painful days of starvation. But there day will come… There is a hell and they will regret being such poor excuse for a human being… takin up perfectly good air space… I wish they would have died and left the child alone. And still “Mom” goes to court wondering WHY she has to deal w the mess or her childs death? How stupid do they get?! I am so angry!
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Nick reply on July 27th, 2008:
This really struck me when I read it in the newspaper. I went to middle school with james, and Lived little more than a block from him. Let me just describe to you about him. when My older brother started middle school (6th greade) james was in 7th). My brother is 2 years older than me. When I was leaving middle school (8th grade) james was still in 7th. This kid is beyond dumb, and I stay that as I knew him in the past. Everyday he would dress up like elvis because he seriously thought he was elvis. This kid is beyond stupid and always smelled. Im not trying to be harsh or rude its only the truth. I still remember the house he grew up in, a dump. I remember the exact place and spot. I hope he gets what he deserves.
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Mazzi reply on July 27th, 2008:
He was in 7th grade for 5 years? (Your brother in 6th, 7th - then you in 6th, 7th and 8th).
Something doesn’t sound right. If he was so stupid/retarded that he could not pass 7th grade after the first couple of attempts, wouldn’t they have put him onto the short bus?
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Harry W reply on August 2nd, 2008:
if he gets put in a mental hospital and not prison then i am going to go get a fucking job there and torture his ass i knew the kid i went to school with him. he tried to stab his mom with a pencil cuz he found out she was pregnant and he didnt want a sibling. he walked around acting like elvis in the special ed classes and he is a fucking moron he is beyond retarded it was bullshit and still is they should be put to death shit i remember when i didnt want kids but the day i had them they get fed bathed changed dressed played with taken care of and i have 2 little girls 2 and 3 and guess what i didnt ask for it but i love them with my life. and i will never let that happen to them. cuz it is just sick and wrong.
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Too bad we cant go eye for eye on this one. Strap them in a chair for 8 days with nothing! What loosers. I bet that grandmother wishes now that she’d have gone a little further in making sure that baby was protected! She had to have known something was up! I hope these two live in agony and pain for years to come!
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Trace reply on March 19th, 2008:
Yes, I agree. 15-20 seconds of the electric chair does not equal the 8 days of suffering this baby had to endure.
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I’ve always been of the opinion that whenever people get tossed into prison, some guy should announce on the loudspeaker exactly what they did, going into all the gruesome details. Then, let the inmates have their way with them.
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Laura reply on August 19th, 2008:
I totally agree with you on these 2!
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OMG, this has got to be one of the saddest things I’ve heard. That poor baby. Death would be an easy way out for the two of them. I hope they both live the rest of their miserable lives in prison. I hope that they are both tortured by other inmates. And I wish they would be tortured with the memory of what they had done, but apparently that’s not gonna be the case. You can’t feel any regret without a conscience. The mom said that she wanted to put the baby up for adoption, why didnt that happen? Why didnt the other family members sense something was wrong when the baby only weighed 10 pounds. It just breaks my heart to know that he had no chance at life and no chance to be loved. I wish I could be locked in a room with Tracey for 8 days. I know a lot of guys that I’m sure would like to be locked in a room with James, too. Damn baby killers. Hell is too good for them.
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I actually heard about this last week sometime and wondered if it would be posted on PYSIH. It’s one of the most horrifying cases of child neglect I’d read about in awhile. That looks like such a beautiful baby and I’m sure there are people who would have wanted him. I’d love to tie up mom and dad leave them in a garage for eight days without food or water or a toilet and see how THEY like it.
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Just when it seems people can’t be any more vile, along come two that set the standard for human garbage. I hope that there is no rest for them in prison.
My stomach is in knots just reading the story.
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My first question is how could 2 such ugly people have such a cute baby?
But back to the crime, PlaySyation, Nintendo, WII, GameCube are really to blame. I am sure that these people would be ideal parents if they did not have other such responsibilities! OK enough of that BULLSHIT!
I did NOT hear that either of these parents mistake was due to something called work! Hmm sounds like Granny was the only one that amounted to anything and I question her as well - 5 month old baby at 10 lbs….. My family 10 lbs at 5 days is cause for concern, 10lbs at 5 weeks and the child would be in he hospital - and I am sure that these POS would not have to worry about costs (and even if there was any cost, I am sure that they would not be concerned)
I would happily hosts these POS in the sub basement of my garage where no one would really miss them for quite sometime. Maybe the river rats would enjoy them for lunch - litterally!
I am a “non-custodial” parent - basicaly my daughter’s mother’s ATM. While I do love my daughter, even if I did not, I still would want to be sure that my daughter was OK, if for any reason, to be sure that the child support check was not tottally paying for the next BMW.
These POS are dangerious beyond belief - they feel nothing for anything beyond their gonads. Chop his off and let him bleed to death, cement hers and let her die of a burst bladder - preferably in an abandoned building somewhere so they can begin to understand their baby’s pain with the only difference being that their baby is now safe from harm while this will be the first step towards an eternaty of hurt for them!
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Sickened. You know, men should love their kids and all, but in my heart, as a mother, I believe that when you allow yourself to get pregnant, the responsability is primarily the woman’s. Dad’s come and go all the time in kid’s lives, but we mother’s are the one thing that is supposed to be a gauranteed constant. Believe me, he’s obviously a total douchebag, but mother to mother, she should suffer immensely, I hope she wakes up one day with the knowledge of what’s she’s done, and it eats at her soul.
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Darkest Maiden reply on July 8th, 2008:
Nope. I think men are just as attached.
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I have never had a news story haunt me like this one has. I think about how many people would have loved to had this adorable little boy as part of their family. And then I think about what happened to him and I get physically nauseous. I can’t believe they’ve entered a plea of “not guilty”. It just doesn’t make sense to me. I think not only did the parents and relatives fail this child but so did society. Do you really think no one else saw this child? Where were the social service agencies? How about a doctor? When I think of how many times in baby Ben’s life he could have been rescued by someone who cared enough to do something I get sick. I know I’m not going to be one of those complacent by standers anymore! From this day forward I pledge to intervene in situations where a child may be at risk. If anything good can come out of this situation it would be that this never happens again.
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Meaghan reply on March 11th, 2008:
If his mom wasn’t feeding him, do you really think she was taking him for his well baby checkups either?
Does anyone know whether Benjamin was ever in contact with any social services agencies at all? The system can’t be faulted if the kid was never in the system to begin with.
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At least with poor baby Crown Sanders, they could claim ignorance on their vegan lifestyle. This couple come to the table with: We just sat there and did nothing until the child died.
At least once they’re in prison, their genetics die with them.
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OK, I find it very ironic that every time I hear about a woman starving her children she is always a fat slob!! Talk about greedy!! I hope they both receive a death sentence because I refuse (can’t really tho because unfortunately it is not my choice) to have money taken out of my hard earned pay checks to feed these two piece’s of shit who couldn’t feed their own damn baby!! Oh and btw, isn’t forced sterilization for these types looking better and better? May God Bless that poor innocent baby and hopefully these two will rot (literally)
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p.s. Dr. Extreme, I totally agree but in most jails the C.O’s let inmated know anyway, esp. for crimes against children like this….
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Dr. Extreme reply on March 11th, 2008:
Ah, good to know.
I hear women’s prison can be ESPECIALLY vicious.
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meaghan~ “The Prosecutors from Lyons’ juvenile division have already begun proceedings to permanently remove Hermann’s 3-year-old daughter from the home.” The ’system’ WAS involved. They knew that she neglected her daughter, why didn’t they check on the son? I’m sick to my stomach right now!
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Meaghan reply on March 12th, 2008:
Okay. I didn’t know about that. In which case blaming the “system” does make sense.
I just occasionally see cases where a kid dies and everyone says it’s the system’s fault, when it turns out CPS had never been involved with the family because no one had reported any abuse before.
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There was more than one child? The parents are to blame firt and foremost, but next is anyone who came in contact with this child and sent him back to that home. I would gladly take kidnapping charges before I sent a child back to a home where I knew(and you all know that the grandmother had to know something) he or she wasnt being given the basic neccessities of life. Now days people care way to much about their own lives and scheadules, to maybe stop by that house once a day and check on their grandchild. It absolutly was not the grandmothers responsibility, but when a baby is that small, you have got to assume something is wrong, and do something. I say hell goes to anyone involved that didnt help this child! Those parents werent hanging out all day by themselves, they probably had friends over that knew of the situation.
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Tress reply on March 12th, 2008:
Agreed.
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I don’t get why adoption is so hard for many childless couples in the U.S. Dirthbags like these can keep their kids but couples who can’t concieve can’t. I hope they both get prison justice.
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I think anyone involved in keeping this woman from giving up the baby for adoption should be smacked upside the head for starters. What idiots. I also don’t understand why she didn’t get herself fixed since she was so against having kids.
How anyone could ignore a helpless infant and still call themselves human is way beyond my comprehension.
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My son’s name is Benjamin.
I can’t stop crying.
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death by starvation, that doesn’t sound too great for me, so i can’t even imagine how bad that is for a baby. It doesn’t even understand what’s happening. this is not just murder, this is torture. i agree with the “eye for an eye” comment, these people should be tortured for the rest of their pathetic lives.
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Death by starvation is not even a good portion of the torture.
1. The baby sat in a dirty diaper until it died. Basically the baby’s excriment ate away at the baby’s ass and penis.
2. the baby was in a snow suit in an 80 degree room - that accelerates rot - why do we put food in a refrigerator???
3. The baby was strapped in a car seat. So even if the baby wanted to move to alleviate some of the pain for a moment, odds are the baby could not move very much.
So put them in a straight jacket in the sun and tie them to a pole. I would almost dare to say that the baby was probably quite dead on night 7 when “mommy” gave the child a bottle. I can not even begin to imagine the stench, but then again these POS - what did the rest of the house/apartment look like? Someone was living in the garage - I almost wonder why….
Lastly who was footing the bill for this paradise? I’d love to have some time off and play video games…..
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Every time I read one of these, I re-resolve to make sure my little boy always knows how much he is loved, valued, and needed. Sometimes, though, there is a little voice inside that asks, “Is it really fair to bring children into this fetid, rotting world in which atrocities like this occur?” I don’t know. I don’t know how I will ever be able to explain to my son, when someday he asks, “Why did this happen, Mommy?” Really… I cannot fathom the reasons myself, how will I answer this question for my boy?
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lazy and selfish are the only answers for this problem. It is a growing problem. Just think of how many children are neglected because of pure lazyness or selfishness! The parents of these lowlifes should have taught their children some work ethic, maybe had them do chores, or work toward goals. Todays youth lacks these simple qualities. Maybe their parents tried to teach them responsibility, and they are just monsters.
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You know we can sit here at our computers and rant about how this was a horrible and unjust thing to happen (which it was) but unless we inact change in our society this sort of thing will continue. I’ve read your comments and I agree with them all but we have to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Women need to know that they are not alone in raising a child. Many doctors will not sterilize a woman of Tracey’s age (19) because they think it is too permanent and don’t want to be sued later on when she DOES want to have kids. We need to take a look at the stigma attached to adoption and how to make it less bureaucratic (more user friendly) so that children have a chance to grow up in a family that really loves and wants them. I would like an Illinois state representative to put forth “Benjamin’s Law” that allows for a smoother adoption process and allocates money for education about adoption and social service agencies which are designed to help prevent situations like this.
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Meaghan reply on March 12th, 2008:
Adoption is a big problem. I’m interested in it and have read about it and it’s a big problem for the birth mothers. A lot of times, after the adoption takes place, people tell them horrible insensitive things like “how can you give your baby away like that.” And in a case where the birth mother is a decent person who just can’t raise a child or is unwilling to, that’s just making them feel worse about it all, and would discourage other people from adopting out their babies.
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Harpy Lady reply on March 12th, 2008:
The way we treat adoption in this country is sad. I have a friend that got pregnant when she was single and already supporting 2 kids. She decided to give the baby up for adoption and found a nice couple. After the baby was born, however, CPS (Child Protective Services) started investigating her (read harassing her) because they had decided that if she had given the baby up for adoption, then she must then be unable to care for the 2 she already had. It was ridiculous.
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I’m glad to see people took my warning seriously. There is no excuse at all for this kind of behavior, and I hope no lawyer voluntarily tarnishes his reputation with this.
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I wish nothing but vile horrible things for both of these parents. Things I can only conjure up from the deepest darkest parts of my soul. On the other hand, solitary for life with only enough human contact to keep them semi-sane might be a much longer and fitting punishment.
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yeah see….i don’t know where to go on this one. it’s sad. nothing else can explain it.
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This is so very, very sad. I am sitting here at work in my office crying for this poor, helpless baby. My heart is aching just thinking about him sitting there wondering where his mommy is with his bottle or a fresh diaper or a hug. I want to kill these people with my bare hands. Bastards. Rot in hell!!!
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Wow, this is better than Joshua Mauldin putting the baby in the microwave.
Let the baby simmer and stew in it’s own juices for 8 days.
These two need to invest in a crock-pot.
‘Course, you’d probably need a roaster for a baby over 10 pounds.
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Kim reply on March 14th, 2008:
At least the other baby lived. This poor child didn’t have a chance. Sad shit going on in the word eh? I read the other day that Josh Mauldin and that ugly ho of his had sex in the interrogation room while they were waiting for the officers to come back. what a bunch of sick bastards.
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Miwist reply on March 14th, 2008:
Sometimes I wonder if it is a blessing when the babies live. What kind of lives can they lead?
I have a niece that was horribly abused when she was a little kid - 3rd degree burns on her hands and feet. She had skin grafts taken out of her thighs. So now her hands and feet are so disfigured she needs special shoes and her fingers are bent little stubs. She’s also deaf and virtually unable to communicate because she has to sign. Nobody can understand her. So she gets frustrated and lashes out.
She’s afraid of faucets and water, she’s afraid of men. People make fun of her inflicted disabilities. The mental and physical scars will not go away and are destroying her life.
I can’t begin to describe the hate and anger I have for abusers of any type. I’ve seen the damage. Yet these people continue to have babies and walk free. At least a dead baby won’t go through the anquish my niece goes through daily and their abusers go to jail (hopefully). My niece’s abuser didn’t even see the inside of a jail - he got probation and continued to make babies.
Don’t misunderstand - I love my niece, I’m glad she’s alive - but, y’know, sometimes I just can’t help but wonder -
The actual abuse may have stopped but the effects of the abuse will never go away.
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Penny reply on March 18th, 2008:
midwist- Your niece will live on to be an important part of this wold, we may not realize it now, but she lived for a reason. Her role in your life and others is very important, which I am sure your aware. She will be a living angel that will change many lives!
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man i have a baby daughter and when she cries I cant stand it. They cannot do anything for themselves and they are soo beautiful. Hoe the heck can you do that?
Even injured animals will get attention from someone. That lady looks like she could give a damn in her booking photo. I m sure she will act the victim at trial.
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How sick, sad and demented these people are. I also agree that it’s a shame we can’t go eye for an eye on this one. Although it would probably take a lot longer than 8 days for an adult to die. When i first heard this story i cried, I’m sure I’m not the only one. I would never nor could I ever imagine doing this any human being. They deserve far more worse than what they get. I don’t understand how nobody noticed anything. This baby boy only weighed 2 more pounds at 5 months then when he was born. That’s definitely something that is noticeable and how nobody did anything about it is beyond me. GOD took the little angel to be with him so he would no longer suffer and he can live happy. You’re in my heart Benjamin.
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All I know is that my oldest boy had colic for 4 straight months. He cried CONSTANTLY. I ran my ass off trying/buying anything/everything that would stop him from crying. The difference is that I didn’t do it to relieve MY irritation, I did it to relieve HIS pain. There’s a difference in focus there.
The sound of him screaming is one I have not forgotten, even after 9 years. But he wasn’t stuck in a carseat, wasn’t wearing a snowsuit, wasn’t neglected/starved for a week while his shit ate away at his body. How ANY parent could tolerate the noise a baby treated like that would make, I cannot fathom.
Convicted of child abuse? Mandatory sterilization. It’s the only right thing to do.
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Glory - I feel your pain. My child too had colic, and it hurt to see her clinch her little fist in pain. Nothing but me or my husband carrying her around upright helped. These two parents and anyone aware of this situation deserve punishment. This was probably a good indication of how this babys short life was like. This time it killed him though.
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4 people so far out of 297 voted no. That’s about the only 4 people who read this site that believe no one in this world deserves Hell. Well damn…I wiped my eyes before typing because the thought of it…I feel so incredibly bad for the police that arrived first. That grandmother should have taken that baby. She didn’t think to check up after a couple days? My mom was calling my brother almost daily to see how her grandson was…my God…if there is a Hell, these 2 will be there. They are inhuman.
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When did babies start sleeping with their eyes open, anyone?
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Are there any updates on these to assholes. I was hoping by now that someone would get rid of these two by now. I stll think of poor baby Benjamin. Please report abuse and neglect, when you see it. Even if you dont go to the police, tell someone. There were a group of people living in the garage of this home, one of them is the one thast actually placed the baby in the crib. However, no one spoke for baby benjamin, he was left to suffer and die. What could your defense possibly be? Did they really prefer murder charges over giving him up for adoption?
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so i knew the mother yes while alot of folks have been quick to judge them on what the press has shown so far no one has asked what drives a person to such a thing james his bipolor so the prick can hardly look after himself let alone a child and as for tracey i reallyt hink she was suffering from PPD it screams that and being that american health care system is only about making fucking money rather that treating the person they just do not give a fuck or do follow up’s to see how the perant is copeing with the changes to there life
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PantalonesDeDios reply on May 7th, 2008:
Don’t put this off on some failure of a system. Crazy is as crazy does and both of these fuck ups starved a 5 month old to death out of pure petulance. I’d skin both of these fucks alive an inch at a time if I were offered the opportunity to do so. They deserve that at a minimum.
Slightly off topic here but did you notice that your friend looks like the bastard child of Rush Limbaugh and Skeletor? You’d have to be a lunatic to stick your dick in that and from the looks of James here, he was. People like this shouldn’t be walking free, baby death incident or not.
I’m left to question your choice in associates as both of these people look like backwash filth.
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passion4code reply on July 7th, 2008:
Excuse me “Think of the children won’t someon think of the children”
Regardless of how the press is “spinning” the story, the fact of the matter remains that two human beings allowed their own flesh and blood to sit unattended and suffering for the course of 8 days, and let themselves ignore it, knowing that a helpless baby will (not can, but will) perish when strapped and ignored.
This isn’t anything that can be made into a sad story for the “parents”, but this is cruelty. Plain and simple, cruelty.
Let them go to prison, and let the prisoners find out what they did so that they can endure a lifetime of pain and suffering far greater than that baby ever could understand. They deserve that, on top of an eternity in hell (if you believe in that sort of thing).
This is just ridiculous…
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OMG this is horrible. How could anyone do that to a child. I hope they both get the death penalty. Hell I’d like to be the one to pull the switch on them. There are way too many sick people in this world. I swear there should be some sort of psychological test givin before giving birth if you fail it you should have to give your child up for adoption.
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I’m sitting here crying and cannot stop, imagining the anguish that little one suffered before he died. I have only been reading the postings on this site for a couple of hours, getting really upset at all of the innocent kids that are suffering. But this one has broken me down completely. The only thing that can I can do is pray that he is safe and loved in God’s arms.
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By the way, what happened to the person who moved the baby to the back room? If he has been left in the living room, maybe, by some miracle, his parents would have gotten tired of his crying and tended to him? They are to blame also in my book!
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Sharon, I expect that nothing happened to him, in conjunction with this case. I read somewhere that there were several people living in the shed - all either mentally challenged or drug users.. something like that. I would expect that since he didn’t actually cause the harm himself, the cops would have a hard time charging him with anything. (In legal terms, it means that he did not have a “special relationship” with the child, which means that he had no “duty” to protect him). Stupidity is not a chargable offense on it’s own.
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Who called the cops? And why did they wait sooo long to do anything?
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Mazzi reply on July 15th, 2008:
According to something else I read, it sounds like James Sargent called 911 when he noticed the baby wasn’t breathing. (More likely, when he noticed the baby wasn’t crying anymore).
Oh, btw - I didn’t see this posted anywhere else, but the whore mama had a three year old daughter too. She had apparently “given” the daughter away to a relative. The child is now in foster care.
One more fucked-up life.
And one more thing - they apparently had a pitbull. The pitbull was well-fed when they found the baby. That may be why the garage-squatter put the baby in the crib - so the dog wouldn’t eat him. But it sounds like he was too small for the dog to even be interested in.
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Didn’t Gramma say she changed him and diapered him and rocked and fed him like a good, loving, sweet Gramma would do? So how did the baby get back into the snowsuit, in the car seat, in the middle of the living room floor?
It sounds like the “bad parent apple” didn’t fall far from the tree - something is WRONG with Gramma’s story. Something is probably wrong with Gramma, too.
And, I hate to comment on the way people look, but don’t these two just scream “inbreeding”? Him especially - he looks like he should be sittin’ on a porch strumming Dueling Banjos…
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TurtleMania reply on July 27th, 2008:
LMAO! Funny - I needed that laugh.
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whats the update on this case?
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Max The Cat reply on August 14th, 2008:
Here’s a link to the Peoria County (Illinois) State’s Attorney web site, with the most up to date info on these two scumbags’ cases.
http://www.peoriacountystatesattorney.org/practice%20develop.sargent-hermann.htm
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This has to be the sickest story I’ve ever read. As a mother, I just can’t belive it! I can’t leave my kids crying for 10 min.
My husband had came across an article on this back months ago. He had me read it, and I wish he hadn’t. When I seen those 2 pictures online, I have never seen Satin in someone eyes like I did theirs.
I hope the other prisoners are eating them alive.
I can’t understand why grandma didn’t do anything. She may not have known what all was going on, but come one, a 5 month old baby only gained 2lbs since birth!!! Hello! It even makes me sick…anyone who had been around that poor innocent baby should have know something was wrong!
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When i hear complete strangers babies crying my first thought is, ” time for a feed.”
As a mum i cant fathom ignoring a screaming baby. Poor little thing.
This bitch gets get my vote for hell and so does her retard looking partner.
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Mazzi reply on August 19th, 2008:
I totally agree Amy. Every once in a while I hear a baby who has the same pitch that my daughter did as an infant. And that sound drives a spike into my heart!
A babies cries are genetically programmed to be a painful sound to the parents. There have been tests done that prove that the sound of any baby crying raises stress levels, heart beats, etc. And the sound of your OWN baby intensifies the results dramatically.
So, there is no question. Whatever kicked these losers in the head - be it a mule, or meth - it broke something in their brain. That doesn’t excuse them, of course - they are still negligent, murdering. scumbags. They are just BROKEN negligent, murdering scumbags.
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Jesus Christ…
Eight days.
EIGHT MOTHERFUCKING DAYS???
I wouldn’t be able to ignore a crying baby for eight minutes!
I’m *beyond* speechless.
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Amy reply on October 7th, 2008:
Yup, i know. Being a parent makes me say, ” how do you ignore a screamimg child?”
But its not all down to just being a parent. Its called being a human. Apparently these two are not human.
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Seeing’s how everyone here’s pretty riled up about this incredibly horrible crime perpetrated on this innocent baby, I thought people could use a little cheering up, so I’ve added this YouTube link; check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfSk-6tIvo&feature=related
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