PHILADELPHIA - The West Oak Lane caretaker of a 2-year-old faces a maximum of 47 years in prison in connection with the boy’s death in 2017, prosecutors announced Monday.Jedayah Nesmith, 27, pleaded guilty on Aug.
17 to third-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse of corpse and related charges."The criminal justice system can never bring back this beautiful two-year-old boy's life," said DA Larry Krasner. "But I'm grateful to ADA Nora Nienhagan Greenberg for helping to hold this defendant accountable.
I also cannot stress enough the important role that the public has in notifying social services and law enforcement if you believe a child's life is in danger.