Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson to appear in court Wednesday on child abuse case

Published February 05, 2015

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will make his first court appearance Wednesday in Texas on a child abuse charge.

Peterson is expected to enter a plea at the hearing in Conroe, Texas, after his indictment for reckless or negligent injury to a child. Peterson faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty.

Peterson's attorney, Rusty Hardin, has said he's accused of using a wooden switch to spank one of his sons. Hardin has said Peterson is cooperating with authorities and "used the same kind of discipline" that he experienced growing up.

After benching him Sunday, the Vikings announced Monday that they had reinstated Peterson for the coming week.

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