Man guilty of “violent child abuse” involving girlfriend’s 2-year-old son

WESTMORELAND COUNTY — A Greene County man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assault and child endangerment charges, after police say he abused his then-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in 2016.

Cory Andrew Kuntz, 27, of Waynesburg, was charged after the mother reported that the child was injured while in Kuntz’s care. Kuntz had been babysitting the boy while his mother was at work.

According to a criminal complaint, the boy suffered severe bruises on his head, torso, back, arms and legs. The child was treated at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and later was transferred to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to undergo tests. Doctors said the boy’s injuries were so severe that they progressively got worse as the day went on.

According to the complaint, the boy tested positive for the presence of methylenedioxyamphetamine, also known as MDA, that is closely related to ecstasy.

Doctors determined that the boy was the victim of “violent child abuse,” according to the criminal complaint.

Kuntz has been free on $30,000 bond since December 2016.

According to our partners at the Trib, Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani ordered Kuntz to undergo a mental health examination and said he will sentence him in about three months. He faces up to 15 years in prison, the judge said.

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