Hatboro Father Behind Bars for Allegedly Assaulting Infant Son

A Hatboro father is being held on $100,000 bail in connection with an alleged assault on his 5-month-old son.

Jarrett Tourish, 21, of North York Road, awaits a preliminary hearing next week stemming from charges of aggravated assault, simple assaut, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person and unsworn falsification to authorities after said he initially lied about - and later confesed to - throwing his baby down on a crib and striking the infant repeatedly because he would not stop crying.

The infant’s mother noticed bruising on the child and took him for medical treatment on Friday, police said. He was admitted to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with injuries consistent with being physically assaulted, police said. The child was released from the hospital on Monday.

Hatboro police interviewed Tourish, the boy's father, on Monday. At that time, police said Tourish denied assaulting the infant. 

Police said Tourish later approached Hatboro Police Sgt. Cameron Goold and recanted the previous statement. Tourish then admitted to throwing the infant down on a crib and striking the boy repeatedly as he would not stop crying at their Hatboro residence on Thursday, police said. 

Tourish was arrested on Monday and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Paul N. Leo of Hatboro on Tuesday. Bail was set at $100,000 cash and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 23. Tourish was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail.