A Westminster man suspected of placing a baby girl in 120 degree water, severely burning and disfiguring her, was sentenced Friday to more than 25 years in prison, authorities said.

Alfred Alexander Hollimon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years and eight months in state prison, several months after a jury convicted him of felony child abuse and mayhem, according to an Orange County District Attorney’s office statement.

Authorities say that on Jan. 26, 2013, Hollimon filled a bathtub with water, turning the faucet to a high-heat setting, woke up an 11-month-old female relative from her nap and dipped the lower half of her body into the water.

After pulling the girl out of the water, Hollimon peeled off pieces of her blistered skin and threw them into a trash can, while his mother called 911, authorities said.

The girl suffered third-degree burns to much of her lower body, and X-rays showed that she also had suffered fractures to her skull, spine, ribs and an arm, according to the DA statement.

As a result of her injuries, the girl will have life-long scarring, and will be forced to undergo regular surgeries and skin graft operations.

Prior to Hollimon’s sentencing, a letter from the couple who is in the process of adopting the girl was submitted to the court, describing how she will “never be able to feel comfortable wearing clothes like normal girls or go to the beach without feeling self-conscious.”

Authorities say Hollimon was previously convicted in connection with an attempted robbery in Nevada.

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