A judge on Friday denied to cut the bail for a Paulsboro man charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after his 7-week-old daughter was hospitalized with bruising to her face.
Sebastian Trump, 21, was charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. PAULSBORO -- A judge on Friday denied to cut the bail of a Paulsboro man charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child after his 7-week-old daughter was hospitalized with bruising to her face, according to a statement from the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Earlier this month, Trump was watching his daughter alone at his residence while her mother -- Trump's fiance -- stayed at a friend's place overnight, the statement said. The mother later returned to find the infant had bruises to her face. The child was taken to a hospital where doctors suspected abuse, the prosecutor's office said.
The child was taken to a hospital where doctors suspected abuse, the prosecutor's office said.
At the hearing, Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Robert P. Becker said during said he was concerned with the child not being taken to the hospital the same night of her injury, but instead taken the following morning when the mother returned, the statement said.
Trump's lawyer had cited Trump's clean record and history of mental health issues, including bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder (ADD).
As a condition of bail, Trump was ordered to have no contact with his daughter and no unsupervised contact with any child.
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