EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A southwestern Illinois man is jailed on $500,000 after being accused of breaking an infant's ribs.
Madison County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 27-year-old John Cravens of Troy with aggravated battery of a child.
Authorities say the 9-week-old baby suffered multiple rib fractures in May.
A spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says that agency received a report of suspected abuse involving the child June 22 and is investigating.
It's unclear if the baby is in state custody.
Cravens doesn't have a listed home telephone number, and it isn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.
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Madison County prosecutors on Wednesday charged 27-year-old John Cravens of Troy with aggravated battery of a child.
Authorities say the 9-week-old baby suffered multiple rib fractures in May.
A spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services says that agency received a report of suspected abuse involving the child June 22 and is investigating.
It's unclear if the baby is in state custody.
Cravens doesn't have a listed home telephone number, and it isn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press, WSIL-TV. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
