CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man accused of binding his
22-month-old daughter with tape and posting a picture on Facebook has
been sentenced to 18 months of probation.
A Cook County judge on Friday also ordered
22-year-old Andre Curry to attend parenting classes and submit to
periodic drug testing.
Curry posted the picture with a caption that read, "This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back."
He was convicted in November of aggravated domestic
battery and aggravated battery. He'd faced up to seven years in prison
but received probation because he has no prior criminal record.
Curry's lawyer had argued the father was merely
having fun with the child and that she wasn't in danger. But the judge
disagreed and criticized Curry for obstructing his child's breathing for
his own enjoyment.
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