A Lake County man was sentenced Monday morning in connection with the abuse of Willowick toddler Makenna Rae Kvoriak in 2024.
Cameron Dryer pleaded guilty in May to five counts of endangering children, two months after his former girlfriend, Megan Bayko, was sentenced to 15 years for the abuse of her daughter.
The judge sentenced Dryer to 15 years.
Dryer will also be required to serve a mandatory period of community supervision upon his release from prison.
"I'm deeply sorry for what happened," Dryer said during sentencing.
During sentencing, prosecutors showed photos of Makenna from the mother's and Dryer's phones.
"I think watching that made me sick to my stomach," Judge Jeffrey Rupel said.
Dryer admitted he ignored the signs of the physical abuse inflicted on the then-infant by her mother while inside the home the couple shared.
While in court in May, prosecutors detailed the injuries the little girl suffered between March and late May 2024, which included a brain injury, "seriously disfiguring bruising," and a broken collarbone, rib and tibia.
