Steven Cugini, a former York City Police officer, is facing charges of raping a 13-month-old baby. His attorney, Erin Kraska, withdrew from the case due to Cugini's inability to pay her fees. Cugini was given until January 2nd to obtain a public defender.
A former York City Police officer will have to seek a public defender after his attorney announced she would no longer be representing him during a plea hearing for him Thursday.CBS 21 News was in the courtroom when the motion by Steven Cugini's private attorney, Erin Kraska, was made. Kraska made the motion to withdraw as Cugini's counsel due to Cugini's inability to continue paying her. Because of this, no plea was made for Cugini and the judge gave him until Jan.
2 to try and obtain a public defender. Cugini is accused of raping a 13-month-old baby after PSP Lykens received reports of a child with severe injuries between April 11 and April 15. Multiple other injuries were found on the child and medical professionals stated that there was evidence of sexual abuse, according to Cugini's criminal affidavit. In a preliminary hearing for Cugini back in May, a doctor testified that there was no doubt that the injuries on the child were caused by Cugini.An investigating PSP trooper also took the stand and stated that Cugini searched on his phone 'what is the disease called where you enjoy hurting children?
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