10-month-old Girl Dies After Being Raped By Her 29-year-old Father

Austin Stevens, 29, of Providence Township, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated assault, rape of a child, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child and other criminal counts in the death of his 10 months old daughter, Zara Scruggs.

Zara was pronounced dead less than two hours later after been sent to the Einstein Medical Center.

Police then obtained a search warrant to download the contents of Stevens' phone, which revealed that the 29-year-old father had conducted multiple Google searches for nearly an hour before calling 911 to get help for his dying daughter

The subjects of Stevens' online searches included 'if baby stop breathing','What if you don't hear baby heart beat','My baby isn't breathing', and 'How do you know if a baby(sick) is dead' according to the prosecutors.

Stevens also allegedly exchanged social media messages and texts with two women, which failed to mention his daughter's condition.

According to authorities, an autopsy on the baby determined that Zara Scruggs was the victim of a sexual assault.

"This case is deeply disturbing. It is hard to imagine this child's death being any more traumatic: sexual assault on an infant, followed by inaction by the father to save her life, led to her death," said Steele.

Stevens is charged with involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, aggravated assault and other charges, authorities said.

According to his social media and friends, Stevens is a co-owner of Black Diamond construction.

His colleagues say this is "not in his character" and "think there are some other variables in play resulting in the charges."

Investigators say Stevens was an assistant coach for the Lower Providence Warriors football team.