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An Indiana man allegedly left a 7-year-old boy bleeding and injured after he tried to punish him for swearing at him. And now, the man is facing criminal charges.
according to People And on other Tuesdays, Daniel Shergen (Pictured above, in his mugshot) A man under the age of 14 has been charged with domestic battery after an incident that happened inside a car in late August.
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Court documents reviewed by the outlet describe Shergen driving off with his girlfriend, the boy and three other children. Shergen told investigators that after dropping off a child at soccer practice, the group was leaving dunkin‘When a 7 year old child started hitting another child. He claimed he reached over to the back seat to intervene, at which point the boy called him a “motherf**ker.”
Oh what?!
But!!! Instead of leaving it there, Shergen reportedly stopped there dollar general And asked his girlfriend to buy a bar of soap. The alleged plan was to clean up the boy’s face.
According to the affidavit, the child resisted when Shergen tried to put soap in his mouth. During the attempt, the boy was reportedly hit on his forehead, causing bleeding. The affidavit also described redness on the right side of his face and bruising on his ear.
WTF…
Shergen’s girlfriend reportedly cleaned the forehead wound and gave first aid to the child. As for other injuries, Shergen told investigators that he did not know how the boy’s ear was hit, and he speculated that the facial redness may have come from pressing the child’s head against the leather car seat.
According to court documents, Shergen also said the boy had been suspended from school for hitting other children and that he was angry. Therefore, he reportedly said he believed it needed a different kind of punishment.
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The case has now gone into the court system. People Shergen was reportedly released on $750 bond, with his next hearing scheduled for January 6.
Meanwhile, LaPorte County Prosecutor sean fagan Insisted that Shergen is “innocent until proven guilty or pleads guilty” and declined to further discuss the ongoing case.
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[Image via La Porte County Sheriff’s Office]