By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

A 23-year-old man charged with assaulting his minor girlfriend in the presence of their child was convicted of assault and battery.
Jackson S. Taitingfong hit his girlfriend on Aug. 23, 2006, prosecutors said.
Taitingfong, through Assistant Public Defender Adam Hardwicke, appeared for a change of plea hearing on May 9 and entered a plea of guilty to assault and battery.
The government was represented by Assistant Attorney General Rosemond Santos.
Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona accepted the plea and sentenced Taitingfong to one year of imprisonment, all suspended except for the first 72 hours.
Manglona gave Taitingfong credit for 24 hours of time served and ordered him to report to the Department of Corrections on May 27 at 8 a.m. to begin serving his unsuspended jail sentence. He will be released on May 29 at 8 a.m.
Taitingfong was placed on probation for a period of one year and was ordered to pay a fine of $250, an assessment fee of $25 and a probation service fee of $100.
Taitingfong will perform 40 hours of community work service at a minimum rate of 10 hours per month.
He will submit a letter of apology to the victim and complete a course of treatment including anger management at the Community Guidance Center.
His review hearing was set for Sept. 5 at 9 a.m.