Sioux Falls police: Man arrested for slapping 1-year-old

A Sioux Falls man has been arrested after officials with the Sioux Falls Police Department say they arrived at a home and found a baby with a mark on its face.

Charles John Ropp, 47, has been charged with one count of abuse or cruelty to a minor under age 7, according to police spokesman Sam Clemens. Clemens spoke about the incident as part of his daily police briefing Tuesday morning with media.

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Police responded to the call at about 11 p.m. in the 3200 block of W 12th Street for what Clemens said was a "check well-being" call. Upon arriving, police found a 1-year-old baby who had been hit.

The "hit" was not a punch, but more of a slap. It was enough to leave a mark over the face of the child, Clemens said.

Ropp was a relative of the baby, Clemens said.