Convicted Child Abuser Kills 2-Year-Old While Babysitting, Seriously Injures Boy's Twin Sister: Police

Mar. 15, 2025

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Content warning: The following story contains disturbing details of child abuse.

A Utah man is facing a murder charge after a 2-year-old boy was killed and his twin sister seriously injured, authorities say.

In addition to first-degree murder, Jonathan Allen Dunn is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and aggravated child abuse, court records indicate.

Police allege Dunn confessed to hitting the children “harder than he should’ve,” pinching them, throwing them on the bed repeatedly and pushing them into the door frame, according to the affidavit. Dunn also allegedly gave the siblings children’s Tylenol and other medicine, the affidavit claims.

Dunn also allegedly admitted to pinching the genitalia of both children and hitting them in the head with a hard foam mallet and with the butt of a Nerf gun, police say in the affidavit.

Dunn called 911 the morning of Dec. 21 after discovering the boy was not breathing and that the girl was seriously injured, according to police.

When police arrived they found the boy lying on the porch unresponsive and the girl sitting on the couch with bruises on her face, according to the affidavit. The boy was pronounced dead, while the girl was taken to the hospital with a brain bleed.

The boy was identified in aGoFundMeas Aleister.

“I am raising funds to help cover the cost of funeral services, medical bills, and so Aleister’s sisters can get the help that they are going to need to process this devastating loss,” wrote the organizer, Shaylee Lindsey.

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The GoFundMe has raised nearly $10,000.

It is not immediately clear if Dunn has entered a plea. He was appointed a public defender, court records indicate, but PEOPLE was not immediately able to contact his lawyer.

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com