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Adrian Peterson indicted for child abuse

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Story here. It's pretty messed up.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>DEVELOPING: A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Adrian Peterson. At this time, Peterson is not in custody.</p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/510555421237866496">September 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Per <a href="https://twitter.com/getnickwright">@getnickwright</a>, AP said he punished boy for pushing sibling, and punishment included a strike to the scrotum. <a href="http://t.co/GEVXxWigW3">http://t.co/GEVXxWigW3</a></p>— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertKlemko/status/510555300035043328">September 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>My exclusive story: Adrian Peterson "whooped" his 4yr old with a switch repeatedly resulting in numerous injuries <a href="http://t.co/R0RhFo12Ez">http://t.co/R0RhFo12Ez</a></p>— nick wright (@getnickwright) <a href="https://twitter.com/getnickwright/status/510553731201396737">September 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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"@SportsCenter: UPDATE: Adrian Peterson's lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has released a statement on Peterson's behalf. pic.twitter.com/OSEb6zy1Xo"

Wow!! Not sure what else to say.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County for reckless or negligent injury to a child.

"I can confirm he's been indicted," said Rusty Hardin, Peterson's attorney, in an interview with FOX 26 Sports.

Hardin later released the following statement: Adrian Peterson has been informed that he was indicted by a grand jury in Montgomery County, Texas for Injury to a Child. The charged conduct involves using a switch to spank his son. This indictment follows Adrian's full cooperation with authorities who have been looking into this matter. Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son. He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas. Adrian has never hidden from what happened. He has cooperated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours. Adrian will address the charges with the same respect and responsiveness he has brought to this inquiry from its beginning. It is important to remember that Adrian never intended to harm his son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office released the following statement on Friday evening: On Thursday, September 11, 2014, a Montgomery County Grand Jury, “true billed”, Adrian Lewis Peterson on a charge of injury to a child. On today's date at 2:47 PM, a warrant was issued and entered for the arrest of Adrian Peterson for that charge.

Since the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has referred the case to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, and the investigation has led to a, “true bill”, on a criminal offense, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office will not discuss details in reference to the case or investigation.

At the time of this release, Adrian Peterson is not in custody at the Montgomery County Jail and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office does not have any details in the arrest of Adrian Peterson.

Peterson's team, the Vikings, released the following statement on Friday evening:The Vikings are in the process of gathering information regarding the legal situation involving Adrian Peterson. At this time, we will defer further questions to Adrian's attorney Rusty Hardin.

#63 J.R., Sep 12, 2014
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4 years old....damn, that's way over board.

Side note:

These are the last 2 names my coworker set for his team (he had Rice, and has Peterson).

1. Beats by Ray (Then the news broke about Rice)

2. PlayWithMyPeterson.

Dude is jinxing his team.

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Disturbing

According to law-enforcement sources, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson beat his 4-year-old son with a tree branch as a form of punishment this summer, an incident that allegedly resulted in multiple injuries to the child. According to reports, Peterson has been indicted in Montgomery County, Texas for injury to a child.

The “whooping” – as Peterson put it when interviewed by police – occurred in Spring, Texas, in May. Peterson’s son had pushed another one of Peterson’s children off of a motorbike video game. As punishment, Peterson grabbed a tree branch – which he consistently referred to as a “switch” – removed the leaves and struck the child repeatedly.

The beating allegedly resulted in numerous injuries to the child, including cuts and bruises to the child’s back, buttocks, ankles, legs and scrotum, along with defensive wounds to the child’s hands. Peterson then texted the boy’s mother, saying that one wound in particular would make her “mad at me about his leg. I got kinda good wit the tail end of the switch.”

Peterson also allegedly said via text message to the child’s mother that he “felt bad after the fact when I notice the switch was wrapping around hitting I (sic) thigh” and also acknowledged the injury to the child’s scrotum in a text message, saying, “Got him in nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I’m all tearing that butt up when needed! I start putting them in timeout. N save the whooping for needed memories!”

In further text messages, Peterson allegedly said, “Never do I go overboard! But all my kids will know, hey daddy has the biggie heart but don’t play no games when it comes to acting right.”

According to police reports, the child, however, had a slightly different story, telling authorities that “Daddy Peterson hit me on my face.” The child also expressed worry that Peterson would punch him in the face if the child reported the incident to authorities. He also said that he had been hit by a belt and that “there are a lot of belts in Daddy’s closet.” He added that Peterson put leaves in his mouth when he was being hit with the switch while his pants were down. The child told his mother that Peterson “likes belts and switches” and “has a whooping room.”

Peterson, when contacted by police, admitted that he had “whooped” his son on the backside with a switch as a form of punishment, and then, in fact, produced a switch similar to the one with which he hit the child. Peterson also admitted that he administered two different “whoopings” to his son during the visit to Texas, the other being a punishment for the 4-year-old scratching the face of a 5-year-old.

In an interview with Houston police, Peterson was very matter-of-fact and calm about the incident, appearing to believe he had done nothing wrong and reiterating how much he cared about his son and only used “whoopings” or “spankings” as a last resort. He offered up information that the police didn’t have and was incredulous when asked if some of the numerous wounds and marks on the child were from an extension cord, saying, “Oh, no, I’d never hit my child with an extension cord. I remember how it feels to get whooped with an extension cord. I’d never do that.”

Peterson also said, “Anytime I spank my kids, I talk to them before, let them know what they did, and of course after.” Peterson also expressed regret that his son did not cry – because then, Peterson said, he would have known that the switch was doing more damage than intended. He didn’t realize the “tip of the switch and the ridges of the switch were wrapping around [the child’s] legs.” Peterson also acknowledged that this was administered directly to the child’s skin and with the child’s pants pulled down.

Peterson later told police that the marks on his son’s buttocks were similar to the marks any of his other children get when he “spanks them with a switch,” but that the mark on the child’s leg from when the switch “wrapped around his thigh” was more severe than anything he had ever done in the past.

Peterson said he knew that his son had a doctor’s appointment scheduled for when he returned home and that the doctor would discover the injuries. Peterson added that if he felt like he was “really wrong for what I did, or had any ill intent, there’s no way I would have let him get on that plane.” He went on to say, “I have nothing to hide, but I also understand when a child has marks like that on his leg, they have to report that.”

When Peterson was asked how he felt about the incident, he said, “To be honest with you, I feel very confident with my actions because I know my intent.” He also described the incident as a “normal whooping” in regards to the “welps” on the child’s buttocks, but that he felt bad immediately when he saw the injuries on the child’s legs. Peterson estimated he “swatted” his son “10 to 15” times, but he’s not sure because he doesn’t “ever count how many pops I give my kids.”

Peterson went on to reiterate again how much he loves all his kids, and only “whoops” them because he wants them to do right. Toward the end of the interview, Peterson said he would reconsider using switches in the future, but said he would never “eliminate whooping my kids . . . because I know how being spanked has helped me in my life.”

After the child returned home to Minnesota in late May, the mother took the son to his previously scheduled doctor appointment and the doctor that examined the child said the injuries were consistent with child abuse and that it appeared the child had injuries from one incident involving a “switch” and another incident possibly involving a cord.

Authorities in Minnesota referred the case to the Houston Police Department to investigate. During the investigation, authorities determined that the incident did not take place on Woodway Drive in Houston, as originally believed, but instead in Spring, Texas, which is in the Montgomery County jurisdiction.

According to a law-enforcement source, Peterson was indicted Friday in Montgomery County, Texas, but has not yet been arrested.

The NFL recently unveiled a domestic-violence policy, which stipulates a six-game suspension for a first offense but allows for steeper penalties if children are involved.

As of publication, Peterson is not under arrest and is expected to play for the Vikings this weekend when they host the Patriots.

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Sooner gonna Sooner

The “whooping” – as Peterson put it when interviewed by police – occurred in Spring, Texas, in May. Peterson’s son had pushed another one of Peterson’s children off of a motorbike video game. As punishment, Peterson grabbed a tree branch – which he consistently referred to as a “switch” – removed the leaves and struck the child repeatedly.

The beating allegedly resulted in numerous injuries to the child, including cuts and bruises to the child’s back, buttocks, ankles, legs and scrotum, along with defensive wounds to the child’s hands. Peterson then texted the boy’s mother, saying that one wound in particular would make her “mad at me about his leg. I got kinda good wit the tail end of the switch.”

Peterson also allegedly said via text message to the child’s mother that he “felt bad after the fact when I notice the switch was wrapping around hitting I (sic) thigh” and also acknowledged the injury to the child’s scrotum in a text message, saying, “Got him in nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I’m all tearing that butt up when needed! I start putting them in timeout. N save the whooping for needed memories!”

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Wow is this going to blow up the corporal punishment good or bad conversation in the national media.

And how the hell can a Texan not know what a switch is?! I never got one it was always a belt or a hairbrush but my parents always told me the stories of cutting their own switch.

When I worked at CPS in Arizona bruising was what constituted abuse otherwise spank away.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash">#Vikings</a> have deactivated Adrian Peterson for Sunday’s game vs. the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash">#Patriots</a></p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/510560184494600192">September 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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If the police report is true, AP may be looking at a full season or indefinite suspension. He went WAY past the point of discipline...

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Allegedly he has 5 kids. Dumb Sooner will be dead broke after the NFL.

The Minnesota Vikings running back had at least five children out of wedlock and could have had as many as seven, according to one of his ex-girlfriends.

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Wow, okay I retract my statements. That's not discipline...that's being a psycho. What the hell man

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I dont agree with the excessive force which appears happened, but ya know what at least hes being a Dad and trying to teach them right from wrong. Yes discipline can be taken to far but I bet them chi'ren wont be out gang bangin and will be respectful.

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Ray Rice appreciates Adrian Peterson, in more ways than one.

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That's pretty stupid. It doesn't matter if they did it to him as a kid or how common it is in the south.....A tree branch could easily cut or scrape the skin by just accidentally brushing against it, so of course it's likely to cut/scrape the skin if you beat someone with it. It's just common sense and AD doesn't seem to have it, or lost it at the moment.

It would be disappointing if he didn't get at least a few games and counseling.

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AP may be in more crap then Ray Rice at this rate

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If the police report is true, AP may be looking at a full season or indefinite suspension. He went WAY past the point of discipline...
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the NFL gonna tell people how to discipline their kids now?

I'd sue if I were AP

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mick fry said: ↑

I dont agree with the excessive force which appears happened, but ya know what at least hes being a Dad and trying to teach them right from wrong. Yes discipline can be taken to far but I bet them chi'ren wont be out gang bangin and will be respectful.
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It's nice that he's not completely ignoring his road babies but I think the best thing would be cutting his beckys a check instead of trying to cram his brand of "fatherhood" into these brief offseason get togethers.

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REEKO_HTOWN said: ↑

the NFL gonna tell people how to discipline their kids now?

I'd sue if I were AP
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Technically, Rice was disciplining his wife too....

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How the hell is maliciously punching your spouse is comparable to trying define what is overboard in child discipline?

The intent behind the 2 incidents are totally different.

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the NFL gonna tell people how to discipline their kids now?

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No, what the NFL is going to do is tell their players to NOT cross the line and break the law, as in Child Abuse.

The NFL has every right to protect their brand and to discipline their players for jeopardizing their brand, and abusing a 4 year old child by hitting him with a switch on the hands, arms, buttocks, back and scrotum to the point that you've drawn blood and left bruising, to the point where you are being indicted by a Grand Jury in TEXAS is definitely crossing the line.

Any company would seriously considering terminating/suspending an employee who is indicted on Child Abuse charges, especially one with these kinds of allegations.

http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/12/exclusive-details-on-adrian-peterson-indictment-charges/

This isn't a guy who just spanked his kid or took a few swipes with a switch, this is a guy who went so far that he left blood and bruising on his 4 year old child.

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