WASHINGTON, July 16 (RIA Novosti) – A Pennsylvania man who was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of his adopted Russian son in 2011 successfully petitioned a judge to expunge part of his record, the York Daily Record reported.
Michael Craver, 48, and his wife Nanette Craver, 57, were convicted of manslaughter following the death of their adopted 7-year-old son Nathaniel from bleeding on the brain in 2009. Authorities accused the couple of causing the boy’s death via abuse and neglect, and had sought first and third degree murder charges and two counts of criminal conspiracy, but the jury acquitted the couple on those charges.
Craver and his wife were sentenced to 16 months in jail but were released for time already served. Craver’s attorney told the judge that her client was struggling to find work to pay the $58,381 incurred in fines and trial costs, and asked him to expunge the murder and conspiracy charges. The judge agreed to expunge the murder charges, but kept all the others, the paper reported Monday.
