KHOU, Houston's CBS affiliate:
HOUSTON -- Photos and text messages obtained by the I-Team reveal another incident in which Adrian Peterson is accused of injuring another son while disciplining the boy.Deadspin:The four-year-old is by a different mother than the alleged victim in the Montgomery County case, in which Peterson is charged with felony injury to a child. In that case, Peterson admits to repeatedly striking the boy with a tree branch or "switch," but has maintained he did not intend to harm the child, and was using his judgment as a parent to discipline his son.
The latest incident allegedly occurred last June, while the boy, who lives out of state, was visiting Peterson at his gated home in The Woodlands. A photo, allegedly texted by Peterson to the boy's mother, shows a head wound to the boy covered by two bandages. Other photos, allegedly taken weeks later, reveal a scar over his right eye.
In text messages aired on KHOU allegedly exchanged with the mother of the child, Peterson tells her that the boy received the beating because he was swearing at a sibling. While Peterson wouldn't tell her what he hit the boy with, he hit hard enough to leave a scar on the boy's face—apparently due to the presence of a car seat. You can view KHOU's full report from tonight's 6 p.m. newscast above.Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com:The result of the Child Protective Services investigation is unclear, but charges were never filed. It's unclear when this second incident occurred.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, revered for years as one of the nicest guys in all of sports, is turning out to be anything but nice or reasonable when it comes to administering discipline to his children.So far, he is scheduled to play against the Saints this Sunday. His first court day is scheduled to be on October 8th, 2014. The NFL and/or Vikings need to suspend serial child abuser Adrian Peterson indefinitely for his actions!! He is more evidence that spanking as a tool to discipline your child(ren) is NOT effective, as it can lead to negative side effects.
[...]In a chain of text messages with the boy’s mother, Peterson admits that the wound occurred as Peterson disciplined the boy for cussing at a sibling.
Per the report, Peterson never admits what he struck the boy with, but Peterson told the boy’s mother, “Be still n take ya whooping he would have saved the [scar].”
The fact that Peterson faces allegations in a second case compels the league to aggressively investigate both cases, and to take action against Peterson, if the league determines that Peterson did what he is accused of doing. Failure to act promptly would suggest a level of indifference to child welfare that justifiably should make fans equally indifferent to the NFL.