A Warren man will spend years in state prison for charges stemming from an assault of a 3-year-old child as well as his own 2-month-old infant.

Jarred D. Blauser, 19, was sentenced Friday by Judge Gregory Hammond on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children.

Blauser’s attorney, Henry Borger, said that Blauser has been “extremely remorseful” since their first meeting and couldn’t believe what he had done.

“This young man has taken responsibility,” Borger said, taking advantage of education offerings in the jail. He said he would be “shocked” if Blauser were back before the court again.

While not used as an excuse, Borger suggested this was a case of a child raising a child.

Borger cited a substantial number of letters written on Blauser’s behalf as evidence of “tremendous support from his family and the community here.” He said his client very much wants to be involved with his own son.

District Attorney Rob Greene started his comments by naming the children in court. The Times Observer does not reveal the identity of victims.

“That’s what we’re here about,” Greene stressed, arguing that the letters from friends and family make no mention of the wellbeing of the victims.

He said Blauser gave a 3-year-old a black eye and said his son, the 2-month-old victim, was only in his care for an hour according to the mother before Blauser assaulted him.

The mother in this instance, Jade Lord, also faces charges of endangering the welfare of children that are pending.

Greene said Blauser punched the infant in the stomach. “How does someone do that?” he asked.

“I get it. Everyone’s upset Jarred is in jail,” he said, “but what did he do to those poor, little kids?”

He called the conduct “inexcusable” and said this is one of the most “disgusting” cases he’s been involved with. “He’s a kid having a kid.”

Greene did say that the children are fine now and in the care of family.

Blauser said he was “terribly sorry” for his actions and wishes he could change them. He told Hammond he intended to use the time of his sentence to be better.

Hammond started his remarks by also taking exception to the lack of concern for the victims expressed in the letters, saying that it “broke my heart” to hear no one but Greene advocating for them, the district attorney being the only one to show “one iota of concern” about the children.

“Sometimes by your conduct, you forfeit the right to be a parent,” he said. “You don’t get a second infant to batter, beat.”

Hammond explained that the assault of the 3-year-old happened a couple weeks before the assault on the infant.

“You and the mother of this child were fully aware of what you did,” questioning how it is “physically possible” to punch a two month old. “You can’t say… you gave a darn whether” the child lived or died.

Hammond explained to him what state sentencing guidelines are intended to do, to make sure that similar conduct receives similar sentences.

“Justice simply can’t be served by sentencing you in the guidelines,” Hammond said.

He took exception to the assertion that Blauser is a child raising a child, noting that 19-year-olds go to war, vote and care for children.

“You don’t vent your anger against adults,” he said. “Just kids. Just infants.”

Hammond said that he was imposing the maximum sentence possible on the aggravated assault charge against his son due to the age, relationship, injuries, prior assault of a child and a demonstration that he does not understand the nature of his actions.

He called the 2-month-old “100 percent vulnerable and helpless” and the “most vulnerable victim that has ever been in front of me.”

He admonished Blauser that parents have a “sacred duty not just to not beat the heck” of of their children but to protect them.

“Your assault could have easily killed this child,” he said. “God help us if there needs to be a class” on how to not assault infants.

“We don’t all punch infants.”

Hammond then sentenced Blauser to 60 months to 120 months incarceration in state prison, $375 in fines and fees, a no contact order with the victim, credit for 234 days time served, submission of a DNA sample, no unsupervised contact with minors and to undergo a mental health evaluation and comply with recommendations on a count of aggravated assault of a child as well as 12 to 24 months in state prison and a no contact order on a count of endangering the welfare of children.