The dad is identified as ROBERT RIGDON JR. And once again, we're left wondering if there was a mother in this home. The boy is now staying with the (paternal?) grandparents. Why? What happened to Mom?
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT
http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/560637/man-accused-of-burning-child-with-cigarette/
10/16/2011 04:30 PM
Man accused of burning child with cigarette
By: Web Staff
VICTORY, N.Y. -- A Cayuga County man is accused of burning his 4 year old son with a cigarette as punishment for misbehaving.
State Police said they were alerted to the situation by child protective services. The boy told a worker that his father, 37 year old Robert Rigdon Jr. of Victory, Burned him on the leg because he was quote: "being bad."
Rigdon was arrested and is being charged with assault, possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child, and is was jailed on $15,000 bail.
The boy is said to be staying with his grandparents.