Mother Of Abused Twins Pleads Guilty
Item: Twins' mom admits guilt: Crossley faces up to 10 years in April sentencing/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press
More Info: The 27-year-old mother of twin 2-year-old girls who were found living in abominable conditions within a Coeur d'Alene apartment in December pleaded guilty on Monday in Kootenai County district court. Elisabeth C. Crossley, of Coeur d'Alene, agreed to be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on one count of felony injury to a child. A second similar count was dropped by prosecutors who also agreed to limit their sentencing recommendation to the one suggested by the state's presentence investigation report. The single count will incorporate both victims, who now are living in state custody. A Sacramento, Calif., man who believes he's the father, 41-year-old Scott Lewis Crossley, is getting a paternity test.
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