Posted on 10/11/2013 12:10:28 PM PDT by mojito
Adrian Peterson's 2-year-old son—not Adrian Peterson Jr., but a formerly "secret" child—is "not expected to survive his injuries," and could be taken off life support tonight, City Pages reports. On Wednesday, the Sioux Falls boy was allegedly beaten by his mother's boyfriend, Joseph Robert Patterson, 27, who has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated assault on an infant.
According to a reporter covering the story, the initial confusion surrounding the boy's identity was due to the fact that not even Adrian Peterson is sure the child is his, though Peterson's father later would later describe the boy as a grandson.
It was initially reported by TMZ this morning that Adrian Peterson Jr., Peterson's oft-photographed son, was hospitalized in critical condition. City Pages disputed that account, citing a source claiming the boy was not Peterson's. TMZ amended its account to say the boy was Peterson's son, just not Adrian Peterson Jr. City Pages followed suit.
A reporter whose own outlet isn't going with the story yet tells us this is a separate child, one not publicly known. The mother is a Sioux Falls woman who moved from the Twin Cities soon after the child was born, and believes the boy might be Peterson's, though no paternity test was done. (City Pages claims one was conducted recently.) The reporter also says Peterson has no contact with the woman or the child.
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Prayers for the innocent.
Sounds like she’ll need an appointment with Maury Povich.
Be sure to save something with DNA on it honey...
ESPN just said Peterson is expected to play this Sunday...WHAT??????????
Shoulda married momma. The most dangerous place for a child outside the womb is with momma’s new stud. I’m sorry the child has to suffer for the sins of the parents.
Once again, its the live-in “boyfriend.”
Chalk-up one more victim of a corrupted society and the destruction of the family as the basis of society.
With some cultures, life is cheap.
RIP, little one...
With all these kids, guy’s gotta make money for support payments.
One game missed for him is like 800 grand.
You do realize it's soon going to be a hate crime even to think an idea like this. What happens to little kids is never, ever the fault of adults--except if the adults in question are Catholic priests or something like that.
Yep. THE greatest danger to any young child is Mommy’s boyfriend.
Fathers day confusion in da hood.
This is the price of 'progressing' beyond the natural order.
Oh Lord God,
Please heal this precious, innocent child. Knit his broken body back together by Your gracious love and restore him to complete health. We pray for You to avenge this horrific act of violence against this defenseless little one. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
tomcats sometimes are said to kill kittens that aren’t theirs. this is just what you get when you proclaim darwin to be king of your nature. selfish narcissistic jealousy floods out godly love and we get tragedy after tragedy after tragedy, and yet nobody turns on the slyentists who gave them the excuse!
Lack of self-respect parlays into lack of respect for your child/children.
It can’t be any other way
God’s vengeance is ultimately upon Satan, and if God can save all human actors in this picture, He will. He knows the soul situation of the baby as well as the assailant and will not be thrown off plan for any of it. It may be time for this baby to go to glory.
And you won’t respect yourself unless you believe God does.
In the wild, lions will often kill all of the cubs sired by a different male once they take over the pride.
Just sayin’.
Twitchy thread about fantasy football players concerned about how this will affect their teams.....
yup like tomcats
Um, okay.
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