NY teen admits assault, beating death of girl, 2 .

UTICA, N.Y. — A 14-year-old boy admits he sexually assaulted and fatally beat a toddler he was baby-sitting in the central New York home of a family friend in June.

The Whitesboro teen pleaded guilty as a juvenile offender to second-degree murder and second-degree aggravated sexual abuse in Oneida County Court on Monday. He said he struck 2-year-old Melissa Calhoun in the face with his hand, hit her head with a refrigerator door, and sexually abused her while changing her diaper. He was 13 at the time.

Oneida County Assistant District Attorney Michael Coluzza said the case now goes to Family Court, where a judge will impose sentence after a hearing.

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