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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Since You Asked: Wimer Dam fish salvage yields nada natives ... Possible links between dead Oregon man, missing women investigated ... Cemetery tour highlights drifters, saloon keepers ... Since You Asked: Wimer Dam fish salvage yields nada natives ... Possible links between dead Oregon man, missing women investigated ... Cemetery tour highlights drifters, saloon keepers ... ASSAULT Medford teen sentenced for assaulting baby By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 24, 2015 @ 1:57 pm Updated Jul 24, 2015 at 5:31 PM By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 24, 2015 @ 1:57 pm Updated Jul 24, 2015 at 5:31 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> A Medford teen was sentenced to 16 years in prison for assaulting a baby after he grew frustrated by her crying. Raymond Antonio Enko, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and first-degree unlawful sexual penetration Friday for penetrating the vagina of a 2-month-old baby with his finger, causing bleeding and tissue damage, in November 2014. Enko's girlfriend had been babysitting the infant while the mother was at work. He became annoyed and frustrated by the baby's crying and assaulted the infant when his girlfriend left the room, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's Office. "I'm honestly affected by the depravity of what you did," Jackson County Circuit Judge Lorenzo Mejia said before sentencing Enko to 16 years in prison. "Although I constantly see horrible things, this is difficult to fathom." Mejia said Enko's actions showed a lack of humanity. In a statement read in court, the baby's mother said she took a break while at work and saw she had 16 missed calls from the babysitter. A detective told her she had to go to the hospital because her baby was bleeding. The mother rushed to the hospital where her baby was being treated. Afterward, she said the baby could not sit comfortably, although the baby eventually recovered and appears to have suffered no permanent damage. The mother said it was torment watching everything her baby went through. Enko set out to hurt an innocent child who was only 2 months old, the mother said. But she said she hopes Enko will emerge from prison a better man. "The victim's mother gives us hope," Mejia told the teen. "Her desire that you come out of prison a better man is amazing. I'm not sure that's going to happen. Prison is not a good place to grow up." Court-appointed defense attorney Donald Scales said the case involved a then-18-year-old helping to babysit an infant under stressful circumstances and not handling his frustration well. "He was at the end of his rope that day," Scales said. "He's going to be punished severely for that." Staff reporter Vickie Aldous can be reached at 541-776-4486 or [email protected] . Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/VickieAldous . By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Jul. 24, 2015 @ 1:57 pm Updated Jul 24, 2015 at 5:31 PM » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501