Charges: Man charged for abusing 4-week-old son after hospital found multiple fractures

A 30-year-old Minneapolis man is facing charges for abusing his 4-week-old child, leaving the infant with multiple fractures. Bryan Michael Christansen was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County with one count of malicious punishment of a child. According to a criminal complaint, Christansen and the baby s mother brought the 4-week-old infant to the hospital on Aug. 3 after the baby s eyes rolled back and coughed up blood while being burped. Hospital staff noted the baby was lethargic with linear bruising on his flank and a rash on his stomach, the complaint stated. Later that month, a skeletal survey indicated the child had multiple healing classic metaphyseal fracturesinvolving the baby s left knee, right ankle, and left ankle, the complaint said, adding that hospital staff also noted an irregularity on the child s right femur, which raised concern for an additional healing fracture. Court records say medical staff told law enforcement those injuries are consistent with a