Michigan Man Convicted Of Orally Raping, Murdering Baby Daughter
A Michigan man has been found guilty of murdering his 15-week-old daughter while orally raping her, the Huffington Post reports.
26-year-old Steven Deuman was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault Wednesday, and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
The baby girl, Evelynne Deuman, was found dead in her father’s home with a condom in her mouth on August 12, 2011. Deuman called his daughter’s mother saying he left the child in bed to go have a smoke, and returned to find the girl unresponsive on the bedroom floor.
An autopsy found that the 15-week-old died of asphyxiation. The prosecution said her father’s claims that she fell out of the bed and choked on a discarded condom didn’t make sense.
Assistant US Attorney Phil Green said, “Even if [she did end up on the floor,] how was she going to suck that condom up?”
The FBI, which was investigating the case since it happened on tribal land, alleged that Deuman had murdered his daughter “during the perpetration, or attempted perpetration, of aggravated sexual abuse.” Deuman was living on the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reservation in northern Michigan.
A forensic pathologist hired by the defense testified that the condom and autopsy were not evidence that Deuman raped or killed his daughter.
“Anything’s possible, but I have difficulty envisioning that,” Ljubisa Jovan Dragovic, the forensic pathologist, said.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Assistant US Attorney Green said:
“This was a very difficult case for anyone to have to hear. This is about as heinous as it gets. That’s a tragic reality here. He did do it. A beautiful 15-week-old baby girl lost her life, lost her future, because of his need for sexual gratification.”
Natasha Maitland, Evelynne Deuman’s mother, testified on behalf of the prosecution, and Green applauded her courage throughout the whole process.
“She is a remarkable young woman. It’s my fervent hope she can put her life back together. She was forced to endure (a loss) no one should ever have to endure,” Green said.
Several other witnesses testified that they had been molested by Steven Deuman when they were children, but defense attorney Richard Stroba claimed his client was a “proud father” who wouldn’t hurt his children. Deuman, Maitland, and their two children, along with several other people were living in a double-wide mobile home, and Stroba said the baby girl’s death wasn’t really a surprise.
“The reality is, that room, that house, was an accident waiting to happen,” Stroba said.
Tags : Evelynne Deuman, kills daughter, Michigan man orally rapes, Natasha Maitland, Steven Deuman, Steven Deuman of Michigan
Posted: September 22, 2012
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Sep 22, 2012
What a piece of SHIT!!!!! I hope he gets what he deserves in prison!!! God will have NO MERCY on this person! Hes a sad excuse for a man, a human, he doesnt deserve to breath the same air as any of us!!!!!!
Sep 22, 2012
I'd go to prison just to get my hands on him
Sep 22, 2012
i guess. thats awful, where was he from?
Sep 23, 2012
Up north somewhere on the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reservation in northern Michigan.
Sep 24, 2012
I hope that sick piece of shit gets tortured beyond recognition n gets a slow painful death…
Sep 24, 2012
thats fuking sick. hes ganna get it bad in jail
Sep 25, 2012
He should have never made it to the jail house
Sep 25, 2012
I agree someone like that does'nt deserve to live.
Sep 28, 2012
The baby never had a chance…This can't be life.
Sep 28, 2012
The baby never had a chance…This can't be life.
Sep 28, 2012
Thats FN SICK!!!!!
Sep 28, 2012
Dont make no sense
Sep 28, 2012
Mandatory vasectomy!!!
Sep 28, 2012
They need to sew his mouth shut and cut his dick off.. just sayin
Sep 28, 2012
So sad.
Sep 28, 2012
Omg! :-/ Sick
Sep 28, 2012
They need to do the same thang to him in Jail, he did dat SICK shit to his own child.PLEASE give him the CHAIR not the NEEDLE because that would be a reward. Sooooo many sick people in this WORLD!!!
Sep 29, 2012
omg that is so disgusting i cant believe they let him live
Sep 29, 2012
yung…..-___-
Sep 29, 2012
yung…..-___-
Oct 10, 2012
Wtf the mom at sick bastard
Nov 20, 2012
sick people in this world sick.
Nov 20, 2012
SICK BASTARD. HE WILL GET HIS IN PRISON. ROT IN HELL. CAUSE THEM MEN ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE.
Nov 21, 2012
Someone needs to cut his d**k off and shove it down his throat!!
Nov 28, 2012
There are no words to express how much I hate this guy. I wish I could chop his penis off with pruning shears and stuff it down his throat. I would keep it there until he choked to death.
BUT NOOOO, He will be in some cozy prison with a gym, a game room etc on tax payers expense.
Jan 8, 2013
My prayerS go out to the mom!!! Cut his neck from ear to ear. Fucking sgit face