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Gordon preliminary hearing is March 25

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Posted 2/15/08

A date has been set for the next court appearance for a New Franklin woman who has pled not guilty to charges of child abuse. Christina J. Gordon appeared in the Howard County Associate Circuit court …

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Gordon preliminary hearing is March 25

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A date has been set for the next court appearance for a New Franklin woman who has pled not guilty to charges of child abuse.

Christina J. Gordon appeared in the Howard County Associate Circuit court Feb. 6 and posted a $4,500 surety bond (10 percent). Her preliminary hearing will be at the courthouse here at 10 a.m. March 25.

Associate Circuit Judge Gary Sprick has recused himself from the case, as did Howard County Prosecuting Attorney Mason Gebhardt. A new judge will be assigned by Circuit Judge Scott Hayes.

Gordon reportedly has cared for children of 12 to 15 families for the past four years but now is prohibited from being in the presence of any children other than her own.
According to a probable cause statement, Gordon on the morning of Nov. 27 was caring for Addison Powell, 2 years old, at Gordon's home at 205 N. Union St. in New Franklin.
Addison was crying and Gordon attempted to comfort her. When the child did not cease crying, Gordon allegedly 'picked Addison up by the throat, choked her and forcibly sat her on a bench,' the probable cause statement states. The statement goes on to state that during a Nov. 30 interview with two investigators, Gordon gave a verbal statement that she did choke Addison while the child was under her care.

Addison's parents, Derrick and Tara Powell of Fayette, picked up Addison the evening of Nov. 27. Tara noticed bruising on the girl's neck and took her to University Hospital. The father is a state highway patrolman; the mother a nurse.

The examining physician diagnosed linear bruising on Addison's neck and petechia on the right side of Addison's face. Petechia indicates hemorrhaging in the skin.
Mark Wooldridge, Gordon's attorney, said he 'strongly disagrees' with the charges, saying language articulated in probable cause statements can have 'a bent, a bias to them.'

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