Chesco Mom Gets 28 To 36 Years In Jail For Abusing Daughter

WESTTOWN TWP — A 33-year-old mother admitted abusing her physically and emotionally, including allowing her boyfriend to beat her child with a baton and hanger in their Westtown Township home, according to court records.

Julianne Lewis of West Chester was sentenced Friday by Judge Ann Marie Wheatcroft to 28 to 56 years in state prison after pleading guilty to assaulting, endangering the welfare of her daughter and related charges.

Lewis' boyfriend, Dimitrios Moscharis, 34, who was also charged in the abuse died at age 34 in Chester County Prison on June 18, 2021.

Lewis and Moscharis were arrested on Thanksgiving 2020 by Westtown-East Goshen and county detectives on charges associated with long-term abuse.

The victim spent several months recovering at Nemours/AI DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del.

District Attorney Deb Ryan said that Lewis allowed her boyfriend to subject her child to cruel and long-term abuse while doing nothing to stop or prevent it.

“She willfully violated the duty of care and responsibility she had as a human being and as a mother,” Ryan said. “ We are extremely grateful to all of the law enforcement who helped with this case. The young victim here received justice with their help.”

Ryan added that this is a case that law enforcement officers and prosecutors will never forget.

According to court records:

On Nov. 23, police responded to a call for a child who was unresponsive on the bathroom floor.
When emergency management officials removed her clothes to perform life-saving measures, they saw extensive bruising, old and new, all over her body.

The bruising patterns matched objects nearby, including a curtain rod & hanger.

Doctors said she suffered life-threatening injuries consistent with strangulation or suffocation and imprisonment in a small space.

The investigation showed that Lewis allowed Moscharis to discipline her daughter with a curtain rod and window blind baton. The pair also did the following to the victim:

• Forced her to walk stairs for hours with arms outstretchedz;
• Locked her in a closet for lengthy periods without food, water, or bathroom;
• Made her kneel on hangers; and
• Made her sleep on the basement’s concrete floor.

Deputy District Attorney Erin O’Brien prosecuted the case. If you suspect child abuse, contact ChildLine at 800-932-0313.