Judge to Thomas Boitnott: 'You were obligated to protect her, and you just let her sit there for hours.' URBANA — A Champaign County judge on Monday gave a strong rebuke to a repentant St. Joseph man convicted of leaving his infant daughter in a field. In handing down an 18-year sentence, Judge Jason Bohm told Thomas Boitnott that Karma, now 4, should be an adult when he gets out of prison and thus able to decide herself if her father is a part of her life. read more