Father charged in death of baby girl who died after alleged sexual assault

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Father charged in death of baby girl who died after alleged sexual assault

OCTOBER 7, 2020
Frank O'Laughlin

(WHDH) — A father is facing a slew of criminal charges in connection with the death of his 10-month-old daughter who died over the weekend following an alleged sexual assault, authorities said.

Austin Stevens, 29, of Germantown Pike, Pennsylvania, has been charged with involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, rape of a child, aggravated assault, aggravated indecent assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele.

Lower Providence Police officers responding to a report of an unresponsive infant at Stevens’ home on Germantown Road around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday immediately began performing CPR on Zara Scruggs, the district attorney’s office said.

Scruggs was taken to Einstein Medical Center, where resuscitation efforts proved unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.

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