Redwood City Man Charged With Abusing 3-Month Old Baby

REDWOOD CITY, CA —A Redwood City man was arrested Friday and charged with abusing his girlfriend's 3-month-old baby last spring, and his girlfriend was arrested and charged with misleading the police during the investigation, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said.

Gersson Ayala, 21, was charged with willful cruelty to a child with injuries and aggravated injury to a child and had his bail set at $100,000. Lesbia Vicenteramirez, 22, was charged with accessory to a crime and had her bail set at $250 due to the current emergency bail schedule, the sheriff's office said. According to authorities, both suspects were arrested without incident and were booked at the Maguire Correctional Facility.

According to police reports, on May 7, San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies responded to the emergency room at Stanford Hospital on a report that a 3-month old baby there had sustained a broken femur.

A preliminary investigation made detectives suspicious Ayala had inflicted the injuries, authorities said. However, detectives said there was not enough evidence to conclude Ayala had been responsible for the child's injuries.

As the investigation continued throughout the next several months, with authorities conducting multiple interviews, collecting evidence and consulting with medical experts about the case, the sheriff's department said.

Sheriff's office detectives said they also learned that Vincenteramirez had lied and misled investigators.

Detectives gained an arrest warrant on Friday, and apprehended the suspects.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office has asked anyone with information about the suspects or the investigation to contact Detective J. Baker by phone at 650-363-4060, or by email at jbaker@smcgov.org.