{"id":51518,"date":"2023-04-04T20:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/04\/ex-army-couple-faces-fourth-sentencing-in-child-abuse-case\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:17:52","slug":"ex-army-couple-faces-fourth-sentencing-in-child-abuse-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2023\/04\/04\/ex-army-couple-faces-fourth-sentencing-in-child-abuse-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Army couple faces fourth sentencing in child abuse case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEWARK, N.J. \u2014 A former U.S. Army major and his wife accused of routinely beating their young foster children and denying them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time. But, the sentencing will be handled by a different judge, a federal appeals court has ruled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal prosecutors have argued that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/07\/07\/court-orders-re-sentencing-in-military-child-abuse-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">sentences U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden<\/a>&nbsp;gave to John and Carolyn Jackson were too lenient. In a ruling issued Monday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Hayden failed to follow its directions to consider the children\u2019s multiple injuries \u201cholistically and in the context of the jury\u2019s findings of guilt\u201d in determining causation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/08\/military-child-abuse-case-raises-complex-sentencing-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\">the repeated sentencings,<\/a>&nbsp;the panel also concluded that Hayden \u2014 who presided over the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/3694838a29c845fc99808bf161330503\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson\u2019s 2015 trial<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 would have \u201csubstantial difficulty in putting out of her mind her previously expressed views of the evidence,\u201d so they ordered that the matter be reassigned to another jurist. However, it\u2019s not yet known when that will happen or when the new sentencing will be held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last sentencing in the case occurred in October 2021. Carolyn Jackson, who had already served a 40-month prison term in two stretches, was sentenced to time served and given an additional year of supervised release. John Jackson, who had finished a probationary term, was sentenced to 18 months\u2019 home confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Hayden concluded that imposing more prison time \u201cis more punishment than is necessary.\u201d Prosecutors, who had recommended a sentencing range of between nine and 11 years, called the sentences insufficient and accused Hayden of not following guidelines set by the appeals court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2015, the U.S. attorney\u2019s office had sought&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/523d7e5a1dc8421097c9f58209841646\" target=\"_blank\">prison sentences of 15 years<\/a>&nbsp;or more after the couple was convicted on multiple counts of child endangerment. 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