By RUSS OLIVO

WOONSOCKET — A 2-year-old girl was beaten, bitten and raped by a teenage babysitter Sunday, police said.

The babysitter, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested about 1 a.m. Monday, several hours after the toddler was allegedly brutalized. Detective Lt. Timothy S. Paul said he was charged with first-degree sexual assault by means of forcible rape and first-degree child abuse.
The boy is being held at the Training School in Cranston pending a probable cause hearing to be held in Family Court no later than Friday, said Paul.
The episode began unfolding Sunday night, Paul said, when the mother, 24 years old, left the child in the care of the alleged perpetrator, who was also the mother’s boyfriend. When the mother returned home, she noticed bruising and red marks on the child’s face. The mother questioned her boyfriend about how the child was injured, but she didn’t believe his explanation and dialed 911.
The child was initially taken to Landmark Medical Center and later transferred to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Paul said.
Doctors discovered that the child had bruises, welts and bite marks “all over her body,” said Paul. They also found evidence that she had been sexually penetrated.
 The toddler was still hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon, Paul said, but he did not know how the hospital was listing the child’s condition or what medical treatment the victim required.
Because he is a minor, the police cannot identify the alleged perpetrator, who will not become a legal adult until he turns 18 in November. Despite their status, however, certain juveniles may be tried as adults, depending on the severity of their crimes. Paul said it would be up to the office of Attorney General Patrick Lynch to make that determination in this case.