SULLIVAN COUNTY Ind – Friday afternoon (9/7/18) Indiana State Police arrested the father of a nearly three month old infant female on two felony counts of Domestic Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury to a Person Less than 14-years-of-age and Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

46 year old Eric W. Tharp, of Farmersburg, IN. was arrested in Rockville at the home of a relative and was taken to the Parke County Jail and will be transferred to the Sullivan County Jail.

The investigation began in early August after the Indiana State Police were contacted by the Indiana Department of Child Services and Riley Children’s Hospital about multiple injuries to the infant.

Police say that the child sustained multiple fractures and other injuries while in the care of Tharp at their Sullivan County home.

The infant has been released form the hospital.

The victim and two other siblings, with cooperation of the mother, are now being cared for by other relatives.

Investigators believe and evidence suggests that the mother was not involved with the injuries to the child.