Police: Teen dad admitted to abusing 10-week-old baby (Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania)

No doubt dad JORGE L. RODRIQUEZ JR. was just "frustrated" and all that. Puke.

Teen dads are one of the biggest high risk groups for child abuse. And yet our culture continues to push guys this age to become more "involved" with the care of infants and small children. Ridiculous.

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Cops say Pocono Lake teen admitted to hurting infant

January 03, 2011

Pocono Mountain Regional Police were dispatched Sunday to Pocono Medical Center to investigate a report of suspected child abuse on a 10-week-old child.

Police found the infant had suffered a fractured femur and six broken ribs, along with older injuries.

Police said the infant's father, Jorge L. Rodriguez Jr., 18, of Pocono Lake, admitted to injuring the child. Police charged Rodriguez with aggravated assault, endangering a child's welfare, simple assault and reckless endangerment.

Rodriguez was taken to Monroe County Correctional Facility and will appear in district court at a future date. Police and Monroe County Children and Youth Services are still investigating this incident.