Criminal
Feb. 24, 2001
Man Pleads Guilty to Child Endangerment
RIVERSIDE - A 77-year-old man who chained his emaciated granddaughter to a bed may avoid state prison after pleading guilty to felony child endangerment.
Loren Bess entered the plea Wednesday on the eve of his trial for abusing the child while they lived in his Norco home. When police found her in September 1999, 6-year-old Bettye Topper was restrained in a harness that was atta...
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