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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; A man is facing charges after he allegedly injured a boy&#8217;s leg after the boy was up past bedtime.</p><p>Damion Charles Lourick, 42, of Marcy Court, faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and endangering the welfare of children.</p><p>The boy suffered the injuries after Lourick allegedly tossed the boy into bed and stuck him on the behind. According to court documents, Lourick maintained he did not mean to injure the boy.</p><p>According to the criminal complaint, officers and an ambulance were dispatched to a residence on Marcy Court for a report of an unresponsive child at 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 15.</p><p>Officials arrived to find the mother of the child carrying the male child into the living room of the residence. The boy was reportedly not crying, but police said he appeared to be lethargic and was not wearing any clothing. The mother of the child also told police she could hear a cracking noise coming from the boy&#8217;s back or leg.</p><p>The mother told police that several of her children were already in bed, but the boy was up and running around. She said her boyfriend, identified as Lourick, went upstairs to put the child to bed. A short while later, the woman reportedly heard the child crying and the boy told her his leg hurt, which appeared to be visibly swollen.</p><p>Another one of the children reportedly told police Lourick threw the boy onto the bed and hit him twice in the leg, according to police.</p><p>The woman told Lourick to get ice for the boy&#8217;s leg, but police allege he left prior to their arrival.</p><p>Ambulance officials informed police they believed the boy&#8217;s leg was broken, and he was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and then transported to Geisinger Hospital in Danville for further medical treatment.</p><p>Police said they have since learned the boy has a broken femur.</p><p>Officers spoke to Lourick at approximately 11:05 a.m. Nov. 16, where he was advised of his rights and signed a waiver. Lourick allegedly became visibly upset and admitted to causing the boy&#8217;s injury. Lourick then allegedly told police he tossed the boy onto the bed and hit him twice on the behind, but maintained the injury was an accident and didn&#8217;t mean to hurt the boy.</p><p>Lourick was arraigned on charges before District Judge Joseph Halesey on Tuesday, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Halesey at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31.</p><p>Lourick is free on unsecured bail.</p><style>
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Man charged with aggravated assault after allegedly breaking boy’s leg