A Hazel Park man accused of breaking his 4-week-old son’s bones has been charged, police said.

The infant remains in a hospital, and officers notified Child Protective Services about the child’s injuries.

Cody Christopher Patterson was arraigned Monday in 43rd District Court in Hazel Park, officials said.

The 20-year-old is charged with three counts of second-degree child abuse.

If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison for each count.

A magistrate set Patterson’s bond at $500,000 and scheduled his next hearing for Oct. 13.

Court records did not list an attorney representing him on Tuesday.

How the injuries were found

Police said officers were called last Thursday to a Hazel Park home for a report of an infant with a broken arm.

They arrived and found a month-old baby that exhibited pain in his right shoulder and bruising above the left eye. Medics took the child to a hospital, according to authorities.

Medical staff told police that the infant had suffered multiple fractures, including broken bones in both arms, legs, and ribs, investigators said. Doctors also told detectives the injuries were in different stages of healing, police said.

On Tuesday, the Oakland County prosecutor’s office said medical imaging revealed more than 30 rib fractures, fractures to both bones in his left lower leg, and a fracture to his right upper arm. He also had bruises on his face, forehead and collarbone.

Detectives spoke to the child’s father, who told them he became frustrated and couldn’t cope with the baby’s crying. Patterson also told police he took the baby into the bathroom and squeezed and manipulated the child’s limbs, which caused his injuries. Prosecutors said the defendant told police he heard a popping sound when squeezing the child’s legs.

Officers arrested Patterson at the hospital.

“These allegations are shocking and heartbreaking,” Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in a statement on Tuesday. “A four-week-old infant cannot speak or defend himself. He must rely on the adults in his life to care for his well-being. This defendant, instead of protecting his child, allegedly abused him with appalling physical violence.”

Child abuse cases

The defendant is among the most recent to be accused of child abuse in Michigan.

Last month, a Pontiac mother who left her three kids to live in trash and feces for years while she lived elsewhere was sentenced to six to 30 years in prison.

In July, a Detroit man was charged after allegedly abandoning his injured 1-year-old daughter after a motorcycle crash the previous month. The charges were dismissed last month after the complaining witness failed to appear in court, records said.

And in June, a Flint Township couple accused of failing to care for their 7-year-old son, who weighed 255 pounds when he died in November, was charged with murder and child neglect. Media reports said a forensic examiner found both competent to stand trial last month.