Father Gets 12 Years For Starving Twins

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- A Lovejoy father has been sentenced to
serve 12 years in prison for nearly starving his infant twin sons
to death.

Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson said James McCart pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he starved his
13-month-old twins to the point they could barely move.

Superior Court Judge Deborah Benefield sentenced him to 15 years with 12 years to serve. McCart had accepted a plea deal in the case.

Last month the babies' mother, Tessa Zelek, received the maximum sentence of 70 years after being found guilty of cruelty to children, contributing to the deprivation of a minor and forgery.

Zelek and McCart had been jailed since their 2007 arrests.

McCart said they ignored the babies' cries of hunger while
taking drugs.