FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Date: | October 20, 2022 |
| Contact: | Emily Lowe Public Information Officer 208-287-7700 |
| RE: | State v. Erik Osuna – Sentencing |
BOISE – On Thursday, 31-year-old Erik Osuna, was sentenced to serve life imprisonment for the murder of his nine-year-old son Emrik Osuna.
The Honorable Ada County District Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Mr. Osuna to life in prison without the possibility of parole, which was the requested sentence from the state. Co-defendant Monique Osuna was sentenced to life in prison in June 2022 for first-degree murder.
During the spring and summer of 2020, Mr. Osuna, along with his wife Monique, inflicted physical, emotional, and psychological abuse on Emrik Osuna. Mr. Osuna witnessed and allowed the torture of his son, Emrik Osuna, who was forced to do hours of physical exercise, was severely beaten, and starved. The defendant mentally and physically abused his son, in addition to never intervening or reporting the abuse committed by his wife. The abuse was recorded within the apartment by a “nanny camera,” and revealed the torture and abuse that Emrik endured. Emrik became unresponsive and died on Sept. 2, 2020 as a result of the torture and abuse.
The following is a statement from Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts:
“In Idaho, every adult is a mandatory reporter required to report child abuse and neglect within 24 hours. Emrik Osuna was an innocent boy whose own father failed to protect him, and participated in abusing and torturing his son. On behalf of my entire office, I want to again extend our deepest condolences to Emrik’s loved ones for their unimaginable loss.
I want to again thank the Meridian Police Department for their outstanding work on this investigation. I am grateful to my team of deputy prosecutors, investigators, victim witness coordinators, and support staff for their tireless work on this case.”
Learn more about Idaho’s Mandatory Reporting code and who you must report to here at our Crime Prevention page.