Two men and a woman in Ohio will be going to prison for abusing a 6-year-old boy, culminating in the child being handcuffed and mauled by a dog, leaving him with a series of serious physical injuries, authorities announced.

Following a four-day trial, a jury in Ashland County convicted Robert Michalski, Jr. — the owner of the pit bull that attacked the boy and the home where it took place — on multiple criminal charges, including two counts of complicity to commit endangering children and one count of tampering with evidence, all of which are felonies. Jurors found him not guilty on charges of kidnapping, possessing criminal tools, and an additional count of endangering children, court records show.

The victim”s mother, Angelina Williams, pleaded guilty last month to one count of kidnapping and four counts of endangering children. Taylor Marvin-Brown, described by prosecutors as Williams’ “paramour,” in April pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing justice and three counts of complicity in commission of a felony (one for kidnapping and two for endangering children).

According to a news release from the Ashland County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the charges against the trio stem from “a disturbing pattern of abuse” that reached an apex on Aug. 17, 2024, at Michalski’s home in Savannah, Ohio.

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“Two children — a young boy and his sister — were being periodically restrained using handcuffs and other devices in Michalski’s home,” the release states. “On August 17, 2024, while the boy was restrained, he was attacked by a dog, resulting in serious physical injuries.”

The boy and his sister, who was also a victim of abuse, have recovered and are in the care of a legal custodian who provides “appropriate support and protection,” prosecutors said.

As previously reported by Law&Crime, deputies responded to Michalski’s home after receiving reports of a child being bitten by a pit bull on the neck and ear. Emergency medical personnel examined the child and determined his injuries were serious enough to require an airlift to the hospital.

Williams and Marvin-Brown were at the home when deputies arrived, while Michalski appeared to have fled the scene with the attacking dog. However, he was later located hiding with the dog in an upstairs crawl space with the animal, which was later deemed “vicious” and confiscated.

Following an investigation, authorities said Michalski, Williams, and Marvin-Brown restrained the boy with handcuffs on his hands and feet and sicced the dog on him. Prosecutors said the trio administered “corporal punishment” in a cruel way for “a prolonged period” that created a “substantial risk” of physical harm to the boy and his sister.

Michalski will face a maximum possible sentence of nine years in a state correctional facility when he appears for his sentencing hearing before Judge David Stimpert on July 21, 2025.

Williams will be sentenced on June 30, while Marvin-Brown will learn his fate on July 14. Both face up to 40 years in prison.