Friday, March 12, 2010

Dad charged with beating 8-year-old son (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

Dad CHARLES LESS GERALD has been charged with child abuse inflicting serious injury after he beat his 8-year-old son, leaving the boy with a limp.

Notice the miniscule bail amount. If this man had assaulted an unrelated man, do you think he would have been let out on $5,000?


http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2010/03/12/982907

Published: 08:52 AM, Fri Mar 12, 2010
Father charged with beating 8-year-old son
A staff report

A Fayetteville father is accused of beating his 8-year-old son with a twisted drop cord after learning that the child got in trouble at school, according to a Cumberland County Sheriff's Office release.

Charles Lee Gerald, 36, of the 1000 block of Bernadine Street, was charged Thursday night with child abuse inflicting serious injury, the release said.

Authorities were notified after officials at the boy's school noticed that he was limping, the release said.

Bail was set at $5,000.