Seminole man charged with child abuse on two kids

SEMINOLE -- A 24-year-old Seminole man was arrested today after police say he hit a 2-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy.

Ryan Kaspick, of 12050 Park Boulevard, Apt. 288, was caring for the children on Thursday when detectives say he took the 2-year-old girl from the bath tub, held her face down on a couch and hit both sides of her face, bruising her ears. He also hit the 10-month-old boy on his right ear as he changed his diaper.

The mother of the children thought they had ear infections, but when she took them to get medical treatment, learned they'd been abused.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office did not release the mother's name or the location of the abuse because it could identify the victims. Kaspick was charged with one-count aggravated child abuse and one-count child abuse.

--Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer