CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - A Chelsea man accused of assaulting two young children faced a judge Friday morning.
Kener Baustista-Zepeda, 19, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges.
Investigators say Baustista-Zepeda burned a child with a cigarette lighter because the child was crying. Prosecutors say in another instance, a child suffered burn marks from what appeared to be a heated fork.
Baustista-Zepeda is being held without bail.
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