Adrian Peterson Releases Statement About Child Abuse Controversy + NFL’er Involved in 2nd Incident With Another Son

As previously reported, last week he was booked on a charge of injury to a child after being indicted by a grand jury. After a warrant was issued, he turned himself in and later posted the 15k bail.

Reportedly, he beat his 4-year-old son, causing cuts and bruises to his legs, back, butt and scrotum.

UPDATE #2

Adrian was involved in a second child abuse case, involving one of his other children. According to TMZ,

This new investigation involves an incident that allegedly went down in June 2013 … and the probe was launched after the then 4-year-old boy went home to his mother with a scar on his forehead. The station says Adrian sent the mother a text message saying the child hit his head on a carseat — but when the mother questioned him further … Peterson eventually admitted hitting the child.  The mother reported the incident to Child Protective Services, but no charges were ever filed against Peterson.

The site later noted that investigation was closed because Adrian did NOT strike the boy in the forehead — but instead the child accidentally hit his head on a carseat while Adrian was punishing him. Reportedly, under Texas law parents are allowed to administer reasonable punishment.

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