Toddler Traded for Drugs

Some readers will struggle to believe that human beings are capable of doing such things.  What would be a sentence of justice?  The horror of this case is so bad that even those only investigating this may be plagued for the rest of their lives.  What can cause a mother to overcome all maternal instinct to do this?

Next consider the men who were sexually aroused by a toddler, and decide what justice would be for this child, based upon what these 'men' did to him.  A millstone, a rope, and deep water might convince others to think twice about what they consider doing.  

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two women have been arrested for their parts in allegedly obtaining meth by trading a toddler for sex with two men.

Jennifer Ragland, also known as Jennifer Chapman, was arrested Thursday by Oklahoma City police and is being accused of allowing two men to rape a three-year-old boy in exchange for drugs.

Leana Lauck, the boy's mother, was arrested a day earlier on child neglect charges. Police say her 3-year-old son was severely abused at the LaQuinta Inn near South Meridian and Interstate 40.

The probable cause affidavit for Lauck's arrest claims she knew her son was injured but decided to spend the night at this hotel smoking meth and waited nearly a day before bringing the toddler to the hospital.

Police collected evidence from the LaQuinta Inn after the toddler was taken to Children's Hospital.

Police said the child had numerous bruises and an injury on the base of his skull.

A family member said the boy had lye burns on his throat, face and eyes, signs of sexual abuse, bleach poisoning, and at one point, was hanging from a ceiling with a dog collar.

"To have somebody commit such an act of violence on an innocent child is horrific for anybody to see," said Oklahoma City Police Department Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow.

Secondary trauma can lead to depression, suicide, substance abuse, and a host of health problems.   This would then lead to suffering by not only those close to the case, but the investigators' families.  Not only have these women sentenced a 3 year old boy to a life time of suffering, but the impact of their evil spreads, without mercy, and it is not known how many lives will suffer...just so they could get their high.   

Police are still looking for one or more abusers.

Court documents released on Thursday claim Lauck did not take her son to the hospital initially because she was afraid of what would happen. And, she knew her son was "hurt bad" and declining through the evening. Instead of seeking care for the boy, police said, she admitted to smoking meth.

A distant cousin of Lauck spoke out about Lauck as her family hopes and prays for the child's full recovery.

"I think jail would be too good for them," said family member Stacy Felkins."That's the most evil thing you can do."