A Venango Township father was charged with child endangerment after a 3-month-old infant in his care was found to have several broken bones, police said Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Dustin Snyder, 31, was aware of the child’s injuries and did not seek medical attention for more than 48 hours, according to state police. He was charged Tuesday with felony child endangerment and misdemeanor reckless endangerment.

Destiny G. Valimont, 20, mother of the child, was charged Sept. 20, with felonies aggravated assault — attempts to cause serious bodily injury, aggravated assault of a child less than 6, child endangerment, reckless endangerment and misdemeanor simple assault in connection to the case.

Valimont’s charges were filed after staff at a Pittsburgh hospital examined the infant and found several injuries. Doctors said the injuries were “virtually diagnostic of physical child abuse.”

Doctors told troopers that the child had a displaced oblique fracture to the right femur, a fracture to the right tibia, and fractures to two left ribs. Police said the rib fractures were in various stages of the healing process.

According to charging documents, Valimont reported to a county social worker that she thought she broke or dislocated the child’s hip. The child was taken to AHN Grove City on Sept. 17.

Troopers interviewed Valimont and Snyder at AHN Grove City before the child was flown to Pittsburgh. Police said Valimont told officers that on Sept. 15, she was attempting to help the baby release gas when she “heard a crack” while pushing on his legs.

When police asked Snyder why he didn’t take the child to the hospital that day, he said he’d just drank a beer and “didn’t want to go to the hospital and be questioned,” documents showed.

When interviewed Sunday at the Butler state police barracks, Valimont disclosed that she was angry with the child for being fussy and pushed on its leg forcefully before hearing it crack, according to charging documents.

The treating physician advised that the infant’s injuries were “not consistent with how (they) were reported.” Police said doctors noted that the child was in substantial pain and suffered impairment of function, documents showed.

Snyder’s preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.