A Florida babysitter allegedly struck an infant in the face, causing bruising and “four distinct red lines which would be consistent with a slap mark.”
Viviana Ortiz-Lopez, 30, stands accused of child abuse without great bodily harm. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime that the girl suffered “significant bruising to the face.” Her father later told deputies that his wife picked the girl up from Ortiz-Lopez’s home around 1 p.m. Tuesday and noticed the injuries, the affidavit stated.
Ortiz-Lopez told the mom that the baby inflicted the injuries on herself, cops said. Ortiz-Lopez also allegedly said the mom should bring mittens for the baby so she wouldn’t hurt herself…