Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Bessemer woman sentenced to prison for child abuse

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER - A Bessemer woman was sentenced to at least three years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Monday for abusing her child.

Kayla Marie Brown, 27, was sentenced to between 36 months and 10 years in prison on one count of second degree child abuse.

"Without question Ms. Brown's actions in this case were destructive, catastrophic, life-changing and severely traumatic events to (the victim); for which only the future will tell us whether or not he can recover from those," Judge Michael Pope said. "But he is certainly in for a long road,...