Dad of boy scalded in bath is found guilty at his 3rd trial
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The father of a 4-year-old Ohio boy who died after his stepmother put him in a scalding bath has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in his third trial.
A Warren County jury on Friday also found Robert Ritchie guilty on a child endangering charge.
Prosecutors say the Franklin man failed to get medical treatment that could have saved Austin Cooper's life in March 2016.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The defense argued Ritchie's wife covered up her crime. She pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison.
Ritchie's attorney, Frank Schiavone (shuh-VOHN'-ee) III, says they will appeal.
Ritchie's earlier trials ended in mistrials. Jurors couldn't reach a verdict in his first trial in December. His second trial was declared a mistrial after he got sick in court.