Pennsylvania Police Officer Accused of Horrific Abuse of 13-Month-Old Child

Steven Kyle Cug­i­ni, a York City Police Depart­ment offi­cer, has been arrest­ed and charged with the rape and phys­i­cal abuse of a 13-month-old child in Penn­syl­va­nia. The hor­ri­fy­ing alle­ga­tions came to light after state police received a report of severe bruis­ing on the young victim.

Fol­low­ing an inves­ti­ga­tion by the Penn­syl­va­nia State Police, Lykens Sta­tion, and Lykens Crim­i­nal Inves­ti­ga­tion Unit, Cug­i­ni was arrest­ed on April 16. The inves­ti­ga­tion revealed that the child had suf­fered bro­ken bones, severe bruis­ing, and was a vic­tim of sex­u­al violence.

Cug­i­ni, 28, alleged­ly com­mit­ted the abuse between April 11 and April 15 in Eliz­a­bethville, Dauphin Coun­ty, and Springetts­bury Town­ship, York Coun­ty. Author­i­ties were alert­ed when the child was brought to Penn State Her­shey Med­ical Cen­ter for treatment.

In response to the alle­ga­tions, York City Police Com­mis­sion­er Michael Muldrow con­firmed that Cug­i­ni has been sus­pend­ed with­out pay while the state police inves­ti­ga­tion con­tin­ues. The shock­ing case has left the com­mu­ni­ty in dis­be­lief and out­rage, as author­i­ties work to ensure jus­tice for the young victim.