(KARK-TV)The 4-year-old girl had deep purple bruises, a black eye, a swollen cheek and a mark on her forehead. He also zip-tied the girl to her bed as a form of punishment, according to a police report. (Hot Springs Police Department)Police received a call Friday to the Cooper-Anthony Mercy Child Advocacy Center, where a staff member told an officer that a malnourished 4-year-old had been abused in her home. And although he said he had called the child “Idiot,” Reed told police he meant it as a joke. Former NSA official sentenced to 12 years in death of adopted sonThe number of child abuse cases in the military hits a decade high

Source: Washington Post August 17, 2016 09:41 UTC