The Murfreesboro man accused of brutally abusing his girlfriends 5-year old son this past April will spend the next 15-years behind bars. John David Lott’s, Jr. allegedly abused the young child as part of a satanic ritual. The injuries to the 5-year old boy were so severe, that the child had to be admitted to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. There, doctors learned that the small victim had a lacerated liver, kidney contusions and injuries all over his body. The child admitted to police that Lotts had indeed caused the injuries to his body. Lotts was evidently living with the child’s mother on Westerwald Drive in Murfreesboro. While in prison, Lotts will undergo anger management classes and parenting classes.

The mother of the 5-year old, Elizabeth Hoagland, will be in court for a plea hearing on Wednesday.