Four year old girl refuses to say ABCs, is waterboarded

[curiosityandthecat]

Words fail me. What happened to a time-out?

Anger over alphabet ends in arrest
Charged: Man accused of dunking 4-year-old

A man is accused of holding his 4-year-old daughter's head under the water in the kitchen sink at their Yelm home Sunday night because she would not recite the alphabet, according to police and court papers.

The Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a charge of second-degree assault of a child against Joshua Ryan Tabor, 27, on Tuesday. His arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 16.

According to court records:

Yelm police responded to a disturbance Sunday night after Tabor’s girlfriend reported that Tabor, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier, “was irate, intoxicated and walking around the neighborhood with his Kevlar helmet threatening to break windows.”

Tabor’s girlfriend told Yelm police that Tabor beats his 4-year-old daughter and that the child’s back was covered in bruises. The girlfriend reported that the 4-year-old had locked herself in a closet because she was afraid of her father.

The girlfriend also reported that when the child wets herself, Tabor “makes her sit in the urine-soaked clothes” until he gives her permission to change.

The girl spoke to a Yelm officer, and he observed that she “had severe bruising on her entire back,” along with scratch marks and bruising on her neck, throat, chin, arms, legs and buttocks.

She “was asked how she got the bruises and she replied ‘Daddy did it.’”

Asked how or why it happened, the child would not reply, then said, “I don’t know why he did it.”

Tabor spoke to a Yelm police officer and said that he and his girlfriend had “held her down on the counter and submerged her head into the water three or four times until the water came around her forehead and jawline.” He said that she was face-up when her head was in the water. He added that they gave this punishment for the 4-year-old “refusing to say her letters.”

Tabor told police that his daughter is afraid of water “and was squirming around trying to get away from the water. Joshua did not act as though he felt there was anything wrong with this form of punishment.”

Yelm Police Sgt. Rob Carlson confirmed Tuesday that the alleged abuse occurred because the child would not recite her ABCs, according to police reports.

The police investigation has revealed that Tabor has had “serious anger issues in the past” and “has taken anger management classes.”

Tabor was released Monday from the Thurston County Jail after posting $10,000 bail. He is restricted to base at Lewis-McChord as a condition of his release.

He also cannot have contact with his girlfriend or children.

The child has been taken into custody by Child Protective Services, according to a police report.

Carlson said the child’s biological mother lives in Kansas. Yelm police have referred a potential criminal charge against Tabor’s girlfriend to the Thurston County prosecuting attorney, but she was not arrested Sunday night, Carlson said.

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[G-Roll]

bet she will say her ABC's now!!!

ahh, im going to hell. straight to hell.

[pinkocommie]

People in Yelm eat their young.  It's a fact.  One nice thing about the police and judicial system in Washington, they're not overly fond or protective of the military.  Hopefully this guy will get what he deserves and the little girl will recover from the abuse.

[Tanker]

People in Yelm eat their young.  It's a fact.  One nice thing about the police and judicial system in Washington, they're not overly fond or protective of the military.  Hopefully this guy will get what he deserves and the little girl will recover from the abuse.

The military is not overly fond of child beaters, and double jeoparday does not appy to soldiers (grey area). He can be tried in civilian courts for his crimes then in a military triburnal. I'm sure his unit will show thier...appreciation" for his actions. He can have all kinds of additional charges applied like conduct unbecoming. If hes lucky enough to remain in uniform This is a HUGE black mark in his record that will follow him for the rest of his career. If hes kicked out it will be a dishonerable which will affect his employment for the rest of his life.

[pinkocommie]

People in Yelm eat their young.  It's a fact.  One nice thing about the police and judicial system in Washington, they're not overly fond or protective of the military.  Hopefully this guy will get what he deserves and the little girl will recover from the abuse.

The military is not overly fond of child beaters, and double jeoparday does not appy to soldiers (grey area). He can be tried in civilian courts for his crimes then in a military triburnal. I'm sure his unit will show thier...appreciation" for his actions. He can have all kinds of additional charges applied like conduct unbecoming. If hes lucky enough to remain in uniform This is a HUGE black mark in his record that will follow him for the rest of his career. If hes kicked out it will be a dishonerable which will affect his employment for the rest of his life.

Oh most certainly.  My boyfriend knew a guy who got arrested for child abuse over at the Bangor naval base and he was dishonorably discharged almost immediately after the charges were verified.  He lost a career, his retirement, his GI bill and his references for the only employer he ever had.  All of that on top of whatever happened to him in civilian court.  He deserved everything he got.

[SSY]

If true, shit.

However, I am always somewhat wary about the testimony of children, especially in such a grave matter. Witness testimony can be unreliable from adults, let alone toddlers, compounded with issues of coaching and the like. In short, much too early to proclaim guilt IMHO.

[Ninteen45]

Damn, Wish I was 6 now.

I could get everyone in my street kicked out! People removed from their children! I could become a god!!!

[karadan]

People in Yelm eat their young.  It's a fact.  One nice thing about the police and judicial system in Washington, they're not overly fond or protective of the military.  Hopefully this guy will get what he deserves and the little girl will recover from the abuse.

She won't ever fully recover from that. She'll carry it with her for the rest of her life. It will help shape her eventual personality. To have a child so young forced to ask the question, 'why doesn't my father love me', is tragic beyond comprehension.