Stark To Face Court

A Defiance County father will face a judge in the death of his infant daughter. Jared Stark, his wife Sarah Stark and his parents were charged with gross abuse of a corpse after an investigation found a newborn had died ten hours after being born in their Hicksville home in 2016. The baby’s body was found this past March. Police say Sarah Stark gave birth to the baby in their home, and no one obtained medical attention for the baby, who died ten hours later. Police say the parents and grandparents kept the baby’s body in the home. Jared Stark is charged with manslaughter, endangering children and gross abuse of a corpse.