Man Whipped 5-MO Baby Boy
A Lauderdale County man who faces child torture charges after spanking his 5-month-old son so hard it left bruises will have his first court appearance in February. James Robert Smith, 19, 202 Chilton Ave., Florence, is charged with torture and willful abuse of a child under 1, Lauderdale County Sheriff Ronnie Willis said.
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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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