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FACTS

On September 7, 2007, Ward lived with his wife Deshawn Ward, and three children: his wife's six-year-old son J. and two-year-old daughter K., and her and Ward's infant son J.W. At approximately 5:00 a.m., Mrs. Ward awoke and left for work. Later that morning, Ward walked J. to school accompanied by K. and J.W. At 1:00 p.m., Ward telephoned his wife and reported that K. and J.W. were sleeping. Shortly thereafter, Ward telephoned his wife and told her K. would not wake up. At his wife's direction, Ward called 911. Police reached the home at 2:05 p.m. K. was lying on the floor. An officer could not find a pulse and began performing CPR. Paramedics arrived two or three minutes after the police. K. was taken to a hospital where she was treated by emergency room physician Sharonda Covington. Dr. Covington restarted K.'s heart and placed her on a ventilator. Dr. Covington's examination revealed that K.'s abdomen was large and rigid, and her rectum was prolapsed. Dr. Covington also noticed that K.'s vaginal opening was larger than would be expected in a two year old and she did not see a hymen. Dr. Covington concluded that K.'s injuries were…