A Rochester man is being held on $10,000 bail after police said he choked a 4-year-old girl by picking the child up by the neck and shoving his fingers down her throat.
Police said Nicolas Coker, 20, was baby-sitting the girl at the time of the incident.
Coker faces one count of second-degree assault. He was arraigned Friday morning in Dover Circuit Court.
Prosecutors said Coker choked the child, causing bleeding to her eyes and cheeks.
Court records said police spoke with the girl at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and she said Coker "pushed his hand in her mouth and throat, and it hurt."
Court documents also said the girl said that she couldn't breathe or scream during the attack.
Coker is scheduled for another court hearing later this month.