From Phoenix staff reports

Prosecutors filed three felony child abuse charges Thursday against Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Littlefield.

At least one charge of felony child abuse is expected to be filed Thursday afternoon against Littlefield’s wife, Dawn Littlefield, said Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Nikki Baker Dotson.

Mike Littlefield is charged with two counts of child abuse by injury and one count of child abuse by permitting or enabling the abuse.

The charges allege:

• In November 2006 he willfully threw L.L. (17 years old) to the floor, pulling her hair and beating her head against a metal bed frame while putting his knee in her side and smashing her head against the floor, leaving bruising about her head and body.

• In June 2006, and in October 2006, he willfully hit C.L. (10 years old) about his face, back and body, leaving bruising about his body.

• In March 2006, he allowed his wife, Dawn Littlefield, to beat and put inappropriate bruises on L.L., 17 at the time, knowing Dawn Littlefield had the propensity to injure the minor child because she was on probation for such. He also is accused of allowing the mother to continue to abuse the child without correcting the situation or notifying appropriate authorities.

Each crime alleged is punishable by not more than life in prison and/or not more than one year in the county jail and/or a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000.