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Bloomington Man Arrested After Holding 2-Year-Old Under Scalding Water

Last updated on Friday, November 30, 2018

(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington Police arrested a man after he held his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son under hot water, causing severe burns.

The investigation began on November 24, when a toddler was transported from Bloomington to Riley Children's Hospital.

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According to court documents, 29-year-old Dennis Tannen was responsible for watching the boy while his girlfriend was at work.

He called his girlfriend during the middle of her shift saying there had been an "incident."

She rushed home and found Tannen standing outside and smoking a cigarette. She found her son inside the home with large burn marks to his face and other parts of his body. She told police "it appeared as if his skin was falling off".

The boy suffered severe burning on his butt and genitals and "patterned bruising" to his chest and face.

They rushed the boy to IU Health Hospital and the toddler was transferred to Riley Children's Hospital for treatment.

Doctors said the injuries were "highly suspicious" and appeared to be "non-accidental."

Tannen told police he was waiting for a very important phone call the night he was watching the toddler and became "aggravated" when the toddler pooped in his diaper.

He told police he turned the water on "full hot," and then he held the boy under the water for "an extended period of time."

Tannen told police the bruises on the boy were from where he grabbed the toddler too tightly around the chest.

Tanned was arrested a few days after the incident on charges of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent.

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