ATHENS, Pa. (WETM) — An Athens man and an Athens woman were arrested after police said a three-year-old in their care was severely abused, leaving the child with permanent brain damage.

Dalton James Sweat, 26, was arrested in May on felony assault charges and endangering the welfare of children, among others, according to an affidavit from the Athens Borough Police Department. Alyssa Rae Kithcart, 26, was also arrested in May on felony endangering the welfare of children and an additional misdemeanor, police said.

On May 20, an officer from the Athens Borough Police Department was called to a home located on E. Frederick St. for the report of a three-year-old who had fallen and hit her head, leaving her unresponsive, but breathing, the affidavit stated.

When the officer got to the home,

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