A Florida man faces charges for pouring scalding water on a 2-year-old child.

Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said Jonathan Lee Howard, 26, was arrested Sunday for child neglect after the toddler was burned while in his care.

The 2-year-old girl was airlifted to a local hospital, where she was treated for severe burns on her scalp, torso, arm, vagina, buttocks and leg.

Howard, who is from Dade City, initially claimed the child was burned when a lighter exploded while he was sleeping, authorities said.

Hospital staff, however, found that the child’s wounds were consistent with burns from a hot liquid.

Howard later confessed to pouring scalding water on the girl. He did not take her to get treatment until the following day, deputies said.

Authorities booked him at Land O’ Lakes Detention Center, where his bond was set at $10,000.