Leavenworth man sentenced after biting baby

A 23-year-old Leavenworth man was sentenced to prison after biting a baby. Benjamin Frederick Douglas Oaks will spend the next 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated battery in February 2024. Court records show a social worker at a Kansas City facility. The hospital notified Leavenworth police that a baby was showing signs of abuse. The bruises were consistent with bite marks. Oaks told police he bit the child because she was crying. “This case is absolutely heartbreaking,” Leavenworth County Prosecutor Todd Thompson said. “The abuse suffered by this innocent child is unfathomable, and it is our duty to ensure justice is served.”