An Ohio woman has been sentenced to two years of jail time for ordering her dogs to attack a group of small children. A 6-year-old girl was seriously injured in the incident. Cassie Thierauf pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges as part of a plea deal.
The attack took place in Lebanon, Ohio. Even though Thierauf pleaded guilty, she denies that she ordered the attack on the children.
But video obtained by the police hints at otherwise. Thierauf can be heard shouting at the mother of the 6-year-old about how the kids shouldn't have messed with her and her dogs.
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The dogs were reported to be pit bull mixes. Thierauf allegedly let her dogs out of the house to attack four girls playing in the front yard.
This came after the neighbor, the mother of the 6-year-old girl, made a call to 911 about Thierauf doing drugs in their shared backyard with another person.
"They're putting pills in their mouths outside in front of the kids and snorting something," the woman told the dispatcher.
The neighbor also was recording the drug activity on her cellphone. She stated that Thierauf started calling her daughter an "ugly little girl" and called her out by her name.
When the neighbor went back inside her house to make the initial 911 call reporting the suspected drug activity, she heard screaming coming from the girls in the front yard.
"My neighbor, she just let her pit bulls loose on my 6-year-old. She's hurt really bad, please hurry," the frantic mother can be heard saying.
The little girl suffered bite marks all over her head and lips, requiring multiple surgeries. Thankfully, she has recovered since the attack.
Thierauf's dogs were ordered to be euthanized by the judge. “She called two dogs to attack four little girls who were out front,” the victim’s father said in court. “My 6-year-old, mauled by two of them while she stood there on her front porch watching.”
