Overview

• Authorities say 26-year-old Austin Webster was arrested on Oct. 1 after his 2-month-old was evaluated at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville.
• Court records state clinicians documented three bilateral rib fractures that were in the process of healing.
• Investigators report Webster said he tried a social media method involving stomach pressure and leg manipulation and acknowledged being rough with the baby.
• He is charged with second-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under, is held on a $10,000 cash bond, and is under a no-contact order with minors without direct parental supervision or the victim.
• The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Child Protective Services are involved in the case, and a preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 10.