A Milwaukee man and former police officer will spend the next several years behind bars after being found guilty of abusing his baby.

Martinese McDaniel, 32, this week was sentenced to six years in prison and five years of extended supervision. In July, a jury found him guilty of two felony counts of child abuse – recklessly causing great harm.

According to a criminal complaint, McDaniel woke up on the morning of Jan. 14, 2023, at about 6:30 a.m. and spoke with his girlfriend, who agreed to take their son to a wrestling event. The girlfriend left the house about 15 minutes later, leaving McDaniel alone with their twin daughters.

The man fed both of the children and then "used a bicycle technique on each of the twins to pump their legs in an effort to alleviate gas," according to the com

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