A former La Jolla real estate agent started her two-year jail term after admitting on Oct. 7 she was in violation of probation conditions imposed in January for scratching babies she had offered to hold at social events. Lisa Marie Hench, 45, appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth, who had let her remain free on $75,000 bond on Jan. 25 while she appealed several aspects of her case. She has now abandoned that appeal. U.S. marshals arrested her on Sept. 15 and Smyth gave her credit for 61 days, including time off for good behavior. Her projected release date is Sept. 13, 2012, according to the sheriff’s department. Deputy District Attorney Nicole Rooney said Hench admitted to testing positive for illegal drug use, not reporting to probation officials and failure to enroll in a substance-abuse program. Some La Jolla residents who were parents of the victims attended the hearing. Hench’s crime has been described as “bizarre.” On several occasions, she volunteered to hold babies at various events and then scratched them with her fingernails, tearing off skin, scratching toes or ears and pinching them. At one school event, two babies were injured after Hench held them, which led to the realization that her actions were the cause. A psychological evaluation showed Hench had an anxiety disorder in which she reacted to stress by scratching babies. She pleaded guilty to eight misdemeanor counts of inflicting corporal injury upon a child. Her children are in the custody of her husband.