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Parents to Face Babysitter in Court, Saying She Shook Baby

"I remember that day for better or worse every minute of it because it changed my life forever," Calin’s mother, Lori, said.

The parents of Calin Samora will face their former babysitter in court Wednesday after they say she shook their baby so severely that he now has no cognitive function.

The parents will face their former babysitter in court Wednesday after waiting two long years.

The babysitter, 34-year-old Monica Rezonable, was charged with child abuse and assault after the baby was found unresponsive in her care in 2013. 

"I remember that day for better or worse every minute of it because it changed my life forever,"Calin’s mother, Lori, said.

Calin suffered a subdural hematoma, which left him partially blind, unable to walk or talk. He needs constant medical care, his parents said.

"His seizures are still out of control. They're about 20 a day," Gilbert Samora, Calin's father, said.

Calin’s parents said it all began when Rezonable was watching the child as Lori worked from home.

The sitter allegedly came to Lori and told her that she found Calin unresponsive in his swing, according to the Samoras.

Then, Lori said, the sitter blamed Calin’s older sister Ellie, saying she hit the baby on the head with a plastic toy.

Ellie was 20 months old at the time.

The babysitter's attorney, Sharon Beth Marshall, issued a statement saying Calin's injuries were the result of "an accidental slip, fall and drop."

Marshall also said the prosecution's theory of shaken baby syndrome "doesn't make sense."

But Calin’s parents say the sitter changed her story too many times to be believed.

"Had this been a tragic accident, most of us would've done the right thing immediately, got him help immediately,” Samora said. “Not lied about it and blamed a 20 month old." 

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