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Pennsylvania police officer accused of raping 13-month-old girl
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By Michael Guise
Updated on: April 17, 2024 / 11:56 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) A police officer in York County, Pennsylvania is accused of raping a 13-month-old child.
York City Police Officer Steven Kyle Cugini was arrested on Tuesday and faces a list of charges, including rape and aggravated indecent assault, after an investigation by Pennsylvania State Police, CBS 21 reported on Wednesday.
Troopers from Lykens first responded to reports of severe bruising of a 13-month-old child between April 11 and April 15, according to the TV station. An investigation found that the infant suffered broken bones, severe bruising and sexual violence.
According to charging documents obtained by the TV station, the infant had a broken tibia and fibula in her left leg and other injuries that showed evidence of sexual abuse.
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When he talked to investigators, according to the TV station, Cugini blamed the injuries on diaper rash, a fall and the family dog. He later admitted that the injuries happened while he was taking care alone, CBS 21 reported.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/york-county-police-officer-accused-sexually-assaulting-child/
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I can't even...
Abolishinist
(1,344 posts)Unbelievable, beyond understanding.
As a population we have not progressed a tad in the last 75 years. 400 years. 1,500 years.
mwb970
(11,380 posts)Abolishinist
(1,344 posts)no doubt we could save a ton of of money on the cost of his incarceration.
LeftInTX
(25,928 posts)Abolishinist
(1,344 posts)the death penalty. I had a major issue with the state taking the life of anyone convicted of a crime, regardless of said crime.
In the last several years I've questioned this, to the point where I could almost be convinced that public executions in a sports arena, with pay-for-view as well, doesn't seem that far fetched, especially if a perp like this is convicted of such a crime. I'm usually not an overly emotional person, but the depravity of this one gets to me.
LeftInTX
(25,928 posts)vercetti2021
(10,159 posts)Bury his ass alive. Sick twisted fuck
Talitha
(6,674 posts)Oh, how I'd love to slap the smirk off of his face!!
sop
(10,370 posts)EndlessWire
(6,614 posts)Or was he babysitting someone else's kid?
mwb970
(11,380 posts)I would not be surprised to learn that this sick perverted F is a diehard trump lover, anti-vaxxer, evangelical "Christian", the works. These things all go together in my mind.
littlemissmartypants
(22,979 posts)Have you read this she...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3226677
I was shocked to learn how prevalent this is. But not surprised to hear that it's teachers, preachers and cops that make up the majority of the perpetrators. So, so, scary.
brush
(54,028 posts)Cons convicted of child rape/abuse don't survive for long.
Conjuay
(1,458 posts)brush
(54,028 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,581 posts)...is that he's a BABY rapist! I doubt even freaks have his back on this one.
13 months old!!!
brush
(54,028 posts)a baby rapist.
North Shore Chicago
(3,371 posts)never have a moment of peace. May he never have good health. May he have the crap kicked out of him every day in prison.
Evaporate him already.
betsuni
(25,900 posts)Incanus
(42 posts)She should be charged as well and never have custody of that little girl or any other child. I cannot imagine listening to your child being abused and doing nothing.
"The victims 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 victims 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.
Troopers say text messages later showed Cugini acknowledging his responsibility for the victims bruising.
According to State Police, the victims mother also disclosed that Cugini had locked himself in the bathroom with the child and that she could hear crying and loud noises coming from the room."
atreides1
(16,135 posts)Not every mother has a maternal instinct...
Incanus
(42 posts)I would've intervened even though this baby isn't mine, I believe most people would. The child's mother didn't stop the rape, she didn't report it and she didn't take her child to a hospital, I look forward to seeing charges brought against her. What's also concerning is that according to his social media profile this predator has twin daughters.
Should be in jail. Wtf is wrong with people?
Incanus
(42 posts)I hope any children who are related to either of these predators are kept far away from them. There should be an investigation to see how many other victims may have been abused.
Beaverhausen
(24,476 posts)She may have had nowhere to go. He is a cop after all.
BigMin28
(1,191 posts)You would have to kill me before you abused my child. Then she lied for him.
malaise
(269,546 posts)Throw away the keys for life
dalton99a
(81,759 posts)LeftInTX
(25,928 posts)boston bean
(36,229 posts)a kennedy
(29,839 posts)Goodheart
(5,355 posts)I'm going to be sick the rest of the day, at least.
Bettie
(16,167 posts)Not that it would be acceptable if she was 13, but it wouldn't be a baby.
Poor little one, her mother should have protected her, but chose not to. She chose this man over her own small, helpless child.
Put him in prison where everyone knows he's a cop and a child rapist. I have no sympathy for him. As for the woman, charge her as well, for enabling it, because if she was so willing to lie, she wasn't unaware of who and what he was.
Kaleva
(36,457 posts)And the boyfriend and mother get the max.
I also hope the boyfriend gets something that will get my post hidden if I say it.
Fla Dem
(23,959 posts)Pretty Fly
(66 posts)ratchiweenie
(7,758 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,172 posts)People like that should never roam the streets again.
Aristus
(66,587 posts)They don't take kindly to child rapists. If he's a cop as well, I don't like his chances for a long life in prison.
electric_blue68
(15,069 posts)I hope somehow in a short amount future time she will experience the kind of deep, loving care that can give her some kind of peace.
😔
liberalla
(9,290 posts)Throw everything at him!!!
liberalla
(9,290 posts)Thank god a worker at the a
HALIFAX YMCA called the authorities, upon seeing the bruises.
lindysalsagal
(20,831 posts)How did he get through vetting and training?
Tarheel_Dem
(31,262 posts)ecstatic
(32,834 posts)Throw away the key. If guilty, he's completely irredeemable and a threat to everyone. The lowest of the low. SMH.
Hekate
(91,206 posts)This, this is a year-old infant.
Okay, I have to go away. I am literally feeling dizzy.
spanone
(136,013 posts)I have no words.
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