A Niles man could face three years in prison after pleading guilty to a child endangering charge filed after a dog mauled his seven-week-old son.

Dillon E. Gallagher, 26, Niles, pleaded guilty to the charge on December 11.

His wife, Brianna McNeese, also pleaded guilty on December 18 to the child endangering charge she was also facing.

The case involved a June 28 incident in the couple's Frederick Street home where police say he and McNeese fell asleep on a couch with their infant.

The couple woke up a few hours later to find the child on the floor with his diaper in shreds and according to the prosecutor.

The baby suffered life-threatening injuries which included bite marks, a lacerated liver and other internal injuries. Niles police found that the child had been mauled by a German Shepherd in the house.

The child spent a long period recovering in the Akron Children’s Hospital.