KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kansas City, Kan., police are investigating the rape of a 2-year-old girl who tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease at a Kansas hospital.
WDAF-TV reports that Kansas City Police Chief Terry Ziegler said the victim and her siblings were left at home with a family friend on Friday night.
Ziegler said the following morning, the mother discovered injuries to her 2-year-old daughter and took her to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Hospital staff confirmed there was evidence that the child had been raped and she tested positive for an STD, Ziegler said.
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— Terry Zeigler (@KCKPDChief) April 27, 2019