Image via Wikipedia
A Rochester man has been indicted in connection with the abuse of a seven year old girl.
Authorities say 30 year old Pedro Cordero is accused of punishing the girl inside his Electric Avenue home in late September by holding her hands over an open flame on the stove and then putting her in a room with a dog where the animal bit her, causing bruising and bite marks on her body. The girl also had second degree burns.
Cordero also is accused of not seeking medical attention for the girl. She was brought to the hospital several days later by her grandmother for treatment.
Cordero is described only as a relative of the girl. There is now an order of protection against him.
He is being held on the initial charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. There is no word yet what charges the grand jury has indicted him on.
