Protective order sought in Peterson child abuse case
Minnesota authorities have requested a protective order on behalf of NFL running back Adrian Peterson's 4-year-old son, whose injuries from spanking led a Montgomery County grand jury last week to indict the star athlete on a felony child abuse charge.
The document provides details of the case in which the 29-year-old East Texas native used a "switch" or thin, tapered tree branch to hit the child. The athlete told police he gave the boy two "whoopings."
The protective order, filed Friday by Minnesota child protection authorities and a prosecutor, describes the child's injuries and seeks to limit Peterson's access to the boy to prevent further harm through physical discipline.
The child, who lives with his mother in Minnesota, visited Peterson's home in The Woodlands from May 6 to May 22. He was spanked with the switch around May 18.
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