https://www.tampabay.com/breaking-n...EKn_bHKTnPtH5BVk5ieg7MubTdhd1-He-KG7ng6dbiVO8A 28-year-old man is accused of physically abusing a 4-year-old girl, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Allen Michael Stanford was arrested Monday on three counts of child abuse with great bodily harm and one count of child neglect with great bodily harm.
The abuse came to the attention of authorities when Stanford and his live-in girlfriend took her 4-year-old daughter to Brandon Regional Hospital the child had suffered “visible injuries to her entire body,” according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The couple said the injuries were “self-inflicted.” An investigation revealed a pattern of physical abuse suffered by the child over an undisclosed period of time.
The girl was removed from the home and remains in protective custody.