Published January 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

S.D. man pleads guilty to scalding baby

A 31-year-old Rapid City man has acknowledged that he scalded his 4-month-old baby with bath water.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A 31-year-old Rapid City man has acknowledged that he scalded his 4-month-old baby with bath water.

The Pennington County state’s attorney said Mitchell Yellow Wolf pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated child abuse. The boy suffered second-degree burns on much of his body in September, was flown to a Denver hospital for treatment and has recovered.

The maximum sentence against Yellow Wolf is 15 years in prison. ­

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