Articles Tagged with cruelty to children

Published on: September 8, 2020

Roughed up Child in Snapchat Video Led to 4 Arrests

Four people are facing charges after the authorities caught wind of a video posted on social media showing them playing with a child, and asserted that the youngster could be in danger based on the perceived roughness of the interaction.

At the end of May, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a concerned citizen who said they had seen a video on Snapchat depicting two men roughly handling a child.

After opening an investigation regarding the situation, the authorities reported that they discovered the video was also posted on Facebook.

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Published on: February 1, 2019

Mom Poured Water on Sleeping Baby as Revenge for Waking Her

by Staycie R. Sena

The mother of a 9-month-old is facing charges after she allegedly poured water on the baby, who was sleeping, and recorded the incident reportedly saying it was an act of retaliation.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office recently reported that they came across a video posted on Facebook and interpreted it as having content that caused the belief that “improper treatment of an infant” may be taking place.

The video allegedly showed a hand, assumed to be a woman’s, holding a bottle of water over a sleeping baby and pouring some of the contents on the child’s head. The infant woke up and began coughing after a second stream of water allegedly made contact with her face.

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