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Maine Man Accused of Shaking Baby Pleads Guilty

By Alanna Durkin, The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine man accused of violently shaking his baby daughter, causing injuries that led to a court battle over a no-resuscitate order, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.

Twenty-two-year-old Kevin Peaslee entered the plea Friday in Superior Court. Under an agreement, two other charges were dropped and prosecutors are seeking a seven-year sentence.

According to court documents, Peaslee "lost it'' in December when his daughter became fussy while he was playing a "Call of Duty'' video game on an Xbox.

The child, who's in foster care, is now a spastic quadriplegic who cannot see or hear and must be fed through a tube.

The state supreme court dismissed the mother's appeal of a court-approved do-not-resuscitate decision last month after the state has agreed to abide by the mother's wishes.