Couple allegedly falsely accused person for hurting young child when injuries caused by father

Press Release, Medina Police Chief Corey Black

Christian Cooper, left, and Emily Niersberger face felony and misdemeanor charges.

MEDINA – On September 5, the Medina Police Department took a complaint from Emily E. Niersberger, age 24, and Christian A. Cooper, age 28.

Both stated that while walking with their 14-month-old child who was seated in a stroller an individual came up to them, assaulted Christian and then assaulted the child, resulting in injury to the child.

As officers began their investigation officers noticed slight differences in the account of Cooper and Niersberger’s description of the event. Further Investigation revealed that the stated suspect in this case was not in New York State at the time of the alleged occurrence.

The child who was treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Buffalo for minor injuries and was placed in a safe environment by Orleans County CPS during this investigation. As officers investigated this incident and compiled evidence it became clear that this explanation of the child’s injuries was clearly false.

Continued investigation revealed that Christian Cooper allegedly struck the child himself resulting in the child’s injuries and that Emily Niersberger conspired with Cooper in an attempt to conceal some of the details as to how the child was injured.

Christian Cooper was arrested on October 18 and transported to the Orleans County Jail for CAP Court arraignment.

He has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, class A misdemeanor; assault in the second-degree class D felony; forgery in the second-degree, class D felony; criminal contempt in the first-degree, class E felony; making a false written statement, class A misdemeanor.

Emily Niersberger was arrested October 16 and transported to the Orleans County Jail for CAP Court arraignment. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, class A misdemeanor; forgery in the second-degree, class D felony; and making a false written statement, class A misdemeanor