North Adams man pleads guilty to assaulting a six-year-old

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that 37-year-old Jesriel Morales of North Adams pleaded guilty in a child abuse case. Morales admitted to three counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a child and two counts of assault and battery.

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As part of his plea, Morales confessed to beating a six-year-old back in 2022.