Police charged a Geneva man with felony assault following a child abuse investigation.
Anthony L. Morgan Jr., 33, of Geneva, was arrested after officers responded to the Boys and Girls Club on Feb. 9 to assist Ontario County Child Protective Services.
Police said the investigation revealed that on the evening of Feb. 8, Morgan struck a child under the age of 17 multiple times with a leather belt inside his residence. Officers reported the child sustained physical injuries as a result.
Morgan was taken into custody and charged with assault in the second degree, a class D felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
He was processed at the Geneva Police Department and transported to the Ontario County Jail for arraignment.
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