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Posted on 03/30/2026 4:50:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
The heir to a Texas oil fortune has been ordered to pay $1.1 billion in a landmark ruling after he violently beat his 2-year-old stepson nearly to death — leaving the child bedridden in a wheelchair and requiring 24-hour care, according to a court.
Charles Brooks Jr. will have to pay the hefty fee after a jury ruled in favor of ex-wife Madison Ball, whose son suffered a severe brain injury at the hands of the now 34-year-old felon, Buzbee Law Firm, which represents the parents, said Thursday.
Brooks, an unemployed trust-fund baby and the great-grandson of Humble Oil founding investor Percy Turner, is already serving 40 years in a Texas prison for the heinous assault on his stepson, whom he was asked to babysit while his wife was working
The gargantuan payout includes $291 million in compensatory damages and $810 million in punitive damages, according to court records.
The boy, now 7, was awarded $800 million — in addition to all of the compensatory damages — and his parents will receive $5 million each.
It is the largest verdict in US history for the assault of a child.
In the civil lawsuit filed by Ball on behalf of her son, Brooks was entrusted to watch the then 2-year-old on April 22, 2021 when the horrifying attack took place.
Brooks claimed he was going to visit his grandfather in a Dallas hospital and brought the boy with him.
However, the lawsuit alleged no such visit took place, and that Brooks instead viciously beat the young victim within an inch of his life.
He called Ball hours later, claiming the boy was “non-responsive” after falling off a kitchen table, the lawsuit says.
In a frightening back-and-forth ordeal, Ball demanded to see her child over a FaceTime call,
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Drugs? Alcohol? Demonic possession?
Money certainly did not buy him happiness.
What uncontrolled rage he must have been experiencing.
Nuts.
He should be six feet under. If that was my child, he would be.
He has singlehandedly, ruined this little boy’s life.
Yes, the child is still alive, but only in a permanently broken and damaged form. His Mom will ponder one of the worst decisions she ever made, asking this caged rich man to babysit some other man’s offspring.
Some adults just do not like children in general, will resent having to look after a child, and lack the self control not to severely punish that child for making them feel annoyed or inconvenienced.
From what I have read, this attitude crosses all races, and all economic levels. Bad Apples galore.
But usually, they show tendencies of cruelty long before such events take place. Red Flags that are ignored or rationalized by the parent of that child.
Prayers for this child.
Didn’t he have money for a baby sitter?
There’s no amount of money that can make up for that.
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While his wife was working? Cheap monster - may he rot in hell with Jane Fonda and the rest of the liberal scum.
I honestly don’t know how you live with yourself after doing something like this. It’s incomprehensible.
Some lawyers are going to be able to retire with their cut of the payout.
Read the rest of the story - perp is in county jail instead of prison, and is up for parole in just 16 years.
A man with that kind of money SHOULD HAVE.
You act like the perp was an unemployed bum. Read the full story. Sounds like he worked pretty hard at his career - aggravated robbery, theft, weapons charges, drugs.
Why does this waste of carbon get to draw in any O2 at all?
Attempted murder. Why was this savage not sentenced to death. Prayers for that child.
The most dangerous man to a child is mommy’s boyfriend.
A sweet little toddler in our town died this past year following a severe beating from a man in the home 3 years back. I recall hearing he was being beaten at the prison. No one feels any compassion for his life today.
An extra helping of meatloaf for any prisoner who takes out this scumbag.
He should be executed.
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