Luis Posso pleaded guilty to murder during a Wednesday hearing at the Monroe County Justice Center.
The Posso case was heading to a jury trial but he changed his plea to guilty as a part of a plea deal with the state’s prosecution.
As a part of the plea deal, prosecutors will drop the neglect, criminal confinement and battery charges against Posso, in addition to a life without parole enhancement. He will also not be charged for the crime federally.
Posso still faces up to a 65-year sentence.
Posso and his wife were arrested back in 2019 after bringing Posso's battered and emaciated son to IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
A police investigation found Posso and his wife had allegedly locked the boy in a bathroom, where they refused to feed him and shocked him with a dog collar.
Posso has a sentencing hearing scheduled for early August.
