In addition to sexual violence, state police said the child suffered broken bones and severe bruising. Police were called to Penn State Hershey Medical Center after the child was examined by medical staff. The Dauphin County Child Abuse Team and Pennsylvania State Police also were involved in the investigation.
A York City police officer faces a felony child rape charge for his alleged abuse of a 13-month-old girl.
Steven Kyle Cugini, 28, was arrested Tuesday by Pennsylvania State Police on that and a series of other charges, including aggravated assault of a child and aggravated indecent assault of a child related to attempts to cause serious bodily injury.
The child was transported to Hershey Medical Center for treatment where it was discovered they had broken bones and was a victim of sexual violence, according to State Police.
The victim’s mother told State Police the child suffered the injuries from a hard fall during bath time. State Police say the mother “went on to provide implausible explanations for several other injuries to the victim’s body” including that bruising was caused by the family dog.
State Police say Cugini was identified and interviewed as a potential suspect. During his interview, State Police say Cugini initially denied giving care to the child, but went on to say he changed “a few diapers” and gave the victim a bath, at which point there was an accident in the bathroom.
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