Two People Charged with Child Abuse

A woman and man have been arrested on charges of child abuse or neglect by Tullahoma Police.
Kaitlin Danielle Taylor, 20, David Dewayne Ditto, 23, both of Silver Street were arrested on the charges.
Ditto was charged with abusing a small child that was approximately 1-year-old. While Taylor was accused of not reporting that the child had been abused by her boyfriend.
Investigator Harry Conway alleges that medical personnel determined that the child had injuries consistent with child abuse. The father took the child to the Mountain Medical Clinic in Monteagle for bruising. The clinic notified Franklin County Sheriff’s Department who determined that the allege incident occurred in Tullahoma. The child was taken to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where doctors determined that the injuries were not caused by an accident.
The couple was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $25,000 bond each. They are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Dec. 17.