MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire man convicted of assaulting his three children from shortly after their birth has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Thomas Campo began assaulting the triplets shortly after they went home from the hospital after their April 6, 2009, birth, WMUR-TV, Manchester, N.H. reported Tuesday.
The three children had several broken bones consistent with shaking and one child even had a bite mark, prosecutors said.
Campo, charged with 37 counts of assault, made statements to police that he was under a lot of stress and sometimes squeezed the babies, prosecutors said.
"It's extremely disturbing what happened to these kids," Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams said. "We're hoping to send a message. It shouldn't happen to kids, and if it does, there will be significant ramifications and significant sentences."
The triplets, now nearly 2 years old, are being cared for by their mother and said to be doing fine.
"I would hope that they don't have to remember it," Reams said. "I hope it means nothing to them when they grow up."
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