[Vision2020] Pullman Man Held in Child Abuse Case

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (December 11, 2005) Spokesman Review -

Unlike Latah County where convicted murderers become eligible for parole
after serving eight years and bail is set at $5,000 for those charged with
crimes that may result in multiple deaths, Whitman County is tougher on
crime.

One can only imagine the leniency that Jay Kenoras would be facing had his
crime been committed in Latah County.

Well . . . at least he wasn't fishing out of season.

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"Pullman man held in child abuse case 

Whipping of children, 5 and 10, led to bleeding, police say

>From staff reports
December 11, 2005

A Pullman man was arrested last week on suspicion of physical abuse of two
children.

Bleu Jay Kenoras, 28, was booked into the Whitman County Jail Thursday night
with a pending charge of third-degree assault of a child, which is a felony.


According to a press release from the Pullman Police Department, an
investigation revealed that Kenoras forced two children - a 5-year-old girl
and a 10-year-old boy - to lie down on the floor while he whipped their
backs with a willow stick for disciplinary purposes. 

The whipping led to bleeding and injury, according to the press release.

Investigators said they found that Kenoras had been assaulting the children
for 10 months. 

Kenoras' relationship to the children wasn't stated in the press release,
and the information wasn't available from the police department on Saturday.

The investigation began Thursday after Washington Child and Family Services
contacted police with allegations of abuse. 

Kenoras was arrested at 4 p.m. the same day, and the children were taken
into protective custody.

Although Washington state allows children to be physically disciplined,
police said the law requires that it be reasonable and moderate for the
purpose of restraining or correcting the child. 

Unreasonable discipline is defined as any act that causes bodily harm
greater than transient pain or minor temporary marks.

On Friday, Kenoras made his first court appearance and was held with bail
set at $50,000." 

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Take care, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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