A Norwich man who was paid to care for a 3-year-old instead abused the child, police said Wednesday.
Edward T. Quinones Jr., 27, was arrested and charged with cruelty to persons, second-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor, they said.
Police said they became aware of the boy’s injuries in the fall, after his mother took him to the Pequot Health Center in Groton. The boy had multiple bruises and other injuries that police said were at varying stages of healing. He was transferred to Yale New Haven Hospital, where a child abuse detection team began working on the case.
The state Department of Children and Families also was involved, and the two agencies worked with Norwich Det. Ryan Kelsey on what police said was a “lengthy and extensive investigation.”
The investigators learned that the mother paid both Quinones and his girlfriend to take care of the boy from the evening of Friday, Sept. 14 to the evening of Sunday, Sept. 16, police said.
“During this weekend time period, the victim sustained serious injuries to his head, face, arms, torso, genitals and legs,” Sgt. Peter Camp said.
It wasn’t clear Wednesday afternoon if more arrests are expected.
Norwich police: Man physically abused 3-year-old boy
A Norwich man who was paid to care for a 3-year-old instead abused the child, police said Wednesday. Edward T. Quinones Jr., 27, of Terrace Avenue in the Taftville section of the city was arrested …
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