Woman arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom
Posted: Jul Sun 24, 2011 5:37 pm
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Woman arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom, accused of hitting 1-year-old son
Jessica M. Lewis, 26, was charged with child abuse.
Jessica M. Lewis, 26, punched and kicked her 1-year-old child at the Magic Kingdom on Thursday, deputies said. (Orange County Jail / July 23, 2011)
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
9:23 p.m. EDT, July 23, 2011
A woman was arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom park on Thursday after authorities say she punched and kicked her toddler son in front of witnesses, jail records show.
Orange County sheriff's deputies were called to the park after witnesses said they saw 26-year-old Jessica M. Lewis repeatedly strike the 1-year-old boy.
Lewis, of New Orleans, La., struck the child "in the abdomen/stomach area with a closed fist, causing the child to bend over, clutch his stomach, and cry from the strike," an arresting deputy wrote.
"In addition," an arrest report states, "the child Victim was also kicked by [Lewis] when the child did not walk properly to [Lewis'] demands."
The report states that Lewis struck the boy "in public and in the presence of several witnesses." Lewis was arrested on a charge of child abuse.
Lewis was jailed in Orange County with bail set at $2,000, and has since been released. She could not be reached for comment on Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed that the agency is investigating the incident
Woman arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom, accused of hitting 1-year-old son
Jessica M. Lewis, 26, was charged with child abuse.
Jessica M. Lewis, 26, punched and kicked her 1-year-old child at the Magic Kingdom on Thursday, deputies said. (Orange County Jail / July 23, 2011)
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
9:23 p.m. EDT, July 23, 2011
A woman was arrested at Disney's Magic Kingdom park on Thursday after authorities say she punched and kicked her toddler son in front of witnesses, jail records show.
Orange County sheriff's deputies were called to the park after witnesses said they saw 26-year-old Jessica M. Lewis repeatedly strike the 1-year-old boy.
Lewis, of New Orleans, La., struck the child "in the abdomen/stomach area with a closed fist, causing the child to bend over, clutch his stomach, and cry from the strike," an arresting deputy wrote.
"In addition," an arrest report states, "the child Victim was also kicked by [Lewis] when the child did not walk properly to [Lewis'] demands."
The report states that Lewis struck the boy "in public and in the presence of several witnesses." Lewis was arrested on a charge of child abuse.
Lewis was jailed in Orange County with bail set at $2,000, and has since been released. She could not be reached for comment on Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed that the agency is investigating the incident