Dad who posted photo of bound girl gets probation

January 4, 2013 @ 10:13 am

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man accused of binding his 22-month-old daughter with tape and posting a picture on Facebook has been sentenced to 18 months of probation.

A Cook County judge on Friday also ordered 22-year-old Andre Curry to attend parenting classes and submit to periodic drug testing.

Curry posted the picture with a caption that read, "This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back."

He was convicted in November of aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery. He'd faced up to seven years in prison but received probation because he has no prior criminal record.

Curry's lawyer had argued the father was merely having fun with the child and that she wasn't in danger. But the judge disagreed and criticized Curry for obstructing his child's breathing for his own enjoyment.


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  • vern ivan wrote...
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    November 8, 2012 12:21 pm
    Unfortunately some humans cannot see the consequence of their own ignorance. I cannot know what drives an adult to subdue a child with tape and bindings when a hug and a bit of understanding would be better. It might be that"dad" cast seed before thought. ... Any child, all children are precious.
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