KEWANEE, Ill. — The Kewanee has taken a man into custody after local school officials sent reports of potential child abuse on a 4-year-old.
According to a Facebook post published by the Kewanee Police Department on Thursday, February 11, KPD received a complaint on February 10 from the Kewanee School District about a 4-year-old child they suspected had suffered abuse.
Investigators met with school officials and the 4-year-old, and concluded that the child had injuries consistent with signs of abuse.
Officers then visited the child home and met their mother and her boyfriend, identified as 39-year-old William Borsch. Further investigation, police say, found probable cause that Borsch had caused the child's injuries.
Officers also found a large amount of heroin packaged for delivery, consisting of 68 baggies with a total weight of 49.1 grams.
Borsch was taken into custody by Kewanee Police and charged with Aggravated Battery of a Child, as well as Possession of Heroin and Possession with Intent to Deliver.
He remains in the Henry County Jail on a $150,000 bond.