Man charged with child abuse after spanking kids with belt
MARY ESTHER – A 30-year-old man was charged after a child protection doctor determined that he physically abused two children.
On Aug. 8, the children, who are 4 and 7 years old, got in trouble for playing too loudly in the living room, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Russell Brian McKesson pulled one of the children’s shorts down and spanked the child with a black braided belt, leaving marks that were visible for three days.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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Survey Magnet Says:
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Posted on August 18th, 2010 at 7:49 am