A Dayton man accused of raping a two-year-old girl has been indicted on multiple counts of rape.
The victim’s mother took her Dayton Children’s HOspital when she found a lot of blood when changing her diaper, according to a release from Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. An exam found the girl had significant internal vaginal injuries that required surgery, according to the release.
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The victim’s mother had dropped her off with a babysitter on Dec. 24. The babysitter left the girl with the Demonte Lavon Heard, 21, while she ran errands.
Heard was indicted on the following charges:
- 1 count of rape of a child under 10 years of age
- 1 count of rape of a child under 13 by force
- 1 count of rape of a child under 13, serious physical harm
- 1 count of felonious assault, seriously physical harm
- 1 count of child endangering, serious physical harm
Heard will be arraigned on Feb. 8.
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