BATAVIA TWP., Ohio — A 20-year-old Batavia Township man was taken into custody Friday after abusing his 2-week-old child, the Clermont County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said.
The sheriff's office was contacted Friday afternoon by the county's Child Protective Services about a 2-week-old boy who had been taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center for a supposed eye infection. Hospital staff found that the boy had additional injuries, including a skull fracture, injuries to his mouth and bruising to his arms and legs.
That child was admitted to the hospital for further treatment, the sheriff's office said. The child's current condition is unknown.
Dezmond Wallace, the boy's father, admitted to detectives that he was responsible for the injuries, the sheriff's office said. Wallace told detectives the injuries were sustained on Dec. 6 at their residence along Amelia-Olive Branch Road in Batavia Township.
In court, prosecutors said Wallace admitted to investigators that he threw the baby against the headboard of a bed.
Detectives then executed a search warrant at the residence to collect evidence.
Wallace has been charged with one count of endangering children, a second degree felony, and one count of felonious assault, a second degree felony.
In court on Monday, a judge ordered Wallace be held on a $1 million bond.
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