Dad hits 1-year old son "50 to 60 times" for crying; media minimizes abuse as just a "spanking" (Corvallis, Oregon)

Good grief! How many times do we have to point out the obvious? A "spanking" is a quick swat to the butt, presumably to the butt of a child old enough to understand what the punishment is for. Beating a 1-year-old boy "50 to 60 times" for crying after a diaper change is an ASSAULT. Especially when it's hard enough to leave bruises for the daycare workers to see. And did dad BREALAN MOSIEUR really believe that beating an infant would stop his crying? Sounds like Daddy is both vicious AND stupid.  

And where is the mother while this nitwit was whaling away at a baby? Who knows. I really wonder if there was even a mother in this home.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/02/philomath_dad_charged_with_cri.html

Philomath dad charged with crime for spanking 1-year-old son

Published: Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:21 PM
Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012, 12:33 PM

The Associated Press

CORVALLIS -- A 21-year-old Oregon man accused of spanking his year-old son 50 to 60 times because the child wouldn't stop crying has been charged with first-degree criminal mischief.

The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports that a day care employee told the state Department of Human Services this week the little boy had bruises on his buttocks and upper thighs.

Brealan Mosieur of Philomath was charged Wednesday.

According to Benton County court documents, the man told police the child started crying when his diaper was changed Tuesday. The father says he spanked the child five or six swats each time he cried -- about 10 times.

The father was ordered to have no contact with his son. His next court appearance is Feb. 27.