A man has been charged with assaulting a 3-year-old a child at a home on the Zuni Pueblo.
Terrence Fred Cachini, 28, has pleaded not guilty to the charge that he caused injuries on the child two weeks ago.
Authorities say they learned of the injuries after the child was brought to a hospital for treatment.
They say Cachini has since acknowledged striking and biting the child.
Cachini has been released to a halfway house until trial.
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