“Shocking Punishment: Officer’s Disturbing ‘Discipline’ Leaves 6-Year-Old Drenched in Fear and Cold”
“The affiant finds this form of discipline to be disproportionate to the offense and unnecessarily degrading,” wrote the police in the document.
In a unanimous vote, the Logansport Board of Public Works and Safety Committee placed Logansport Police Officer Cody Scott on unpaid administrative leave, according to Fox 59.
Records also show he was charged with two counts of neglect of a dependent, both level 6 felonies.
The girl had previously threatened her brother and urinated on herself while grounded
Image credits: Brynna Shane
Image credits: Brynna Shane
And on Thursday, March 13, Kylie and Scott appeared in a Cass County courtroom, where they entered a preliminary not guilty plea. They will be back in court on May 8 for a pre-trial conference, and the final pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for July 17.
A jury trial for 9 a.m. has been scheduled on September 22.
Rebecca Gibbs, who was the first to report the incident in January, gave the outlet a few of her initial reactions.
Image credits: Angela Ganote
“I am a mother myself,” she shared. “I felt it was sickening—disgust. That’s what it was that somebody could do that to a child and to know that that’s a police officer who did that to a child, that’s even worse.
“It was horrible. I wouldn’t let my dog sit outside for an hour, let alone my child.”
Once the criminal investigation was complete, officials stated the board would conduct an internal investigation regarding Scott’s future employment.
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