Man Faces 15 Years In Jail For Assaulting Toddler

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo man faces up to 15 years in jail for shaking a 2-year-old boy he was babysitting, causing brain damage and other severe injuries.

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says 26-year-old Marcel Brooks has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault for harming his girlfriend's nephew last October. He'll be sentenced on July 28.

Prosecutors say Brooks shook 2-year-old Devyn Grabowski so hard the child suffered brain damage and several broken bones.

After several months in the hospital, the toddler has made progress through intensive physical therapy but prosecutors say he's unlikely to make a full recovery.