A Hoschton man pleaded guilty to seven charges of cruelty to children in the first degree Tuesday morning in a Hall County courtroom. Charges against Shannon Pavey included: Discharging a stun gun on his then 11-year-old son multiple times on his legs and thighs. Holding his son and 8-year-old daughter by the ankles and dangling them over the railing of a second-floor balcony.