A week ago, an 8-month-old girl, severely burned and left in a dumpster in New Haven, Connecticut by her babysitter was released from the hospital. Among the criminal charges her alleged assailant faces is reckless endangerment, first degree. Due to the alleged assailants existing childcare relationship with the child, she could also face allegations of child abuse and neglect under Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 815t.

In Connecticut, pursuant to Connecticut Penal Code § 53a-63 [Reckless endangerment in the first degree: Class A misdemeanor]: