A Maryville man was charged Tuesday with felony abuse of his 4-month-old daughter.
According to online court documents 23-year-old Dalton James Cormeny of Maryville has been charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child.
The probable cause statement said the infant’s mother found injuries to her daughter’s face and body that took place in September when the child’s father, Cormeny was caring for her at his home located in the 600 block of E. 7th St. in Maryville. Cormney allegedly told her mother that she fell out of his arms while he was holding her which is what caused the injuries.
Two days later during a trip to Iowa, family members found injuries to the girl’s head and body and the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Adams County Iowa Sheriff’s Department began investigating.
The 4-month-old was taken to the hospital in Clarinda, Iowa where she was seen by Dr. Doolittle, who indicated he believed her injuries were from being struck and not from a fall as described.
According to the probable cause on Sept. 11, 2015 after being advised of his rights Cormeny said he was lying beside his daughter when she woke-up crying.
“He stated he picked her up, stood up, and became light headed and dizzy from bleeding he was experiencing from his Crohn’s Disease. He stated she then slipped through his arms. He stated she fell into a set of shelves and landed on the floor. He stated there were three shelves and the base of the shelf, but he did not know if she struck all of them,” Officer Ryan Glidden said in the sworn statement.
Cormeny said he did not take the infant to seek medical treatment because according to the report he said the bruises did not show up until the next day and they did not have medical insurance. He also allegedly did not seek treatment for his bleeding either.
Cormeny is currently being held in Nodaway County on 10,000.00 bail.