Man faces 10 years for child abuse after using belt on girl
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A man in Kentucky faces as much as a decade in prison for child abuse after authorities said he disciplined a child with a belt that bruised her buttocks.
The News-Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/2cUOIIj) that 37-year-old Christopher Nichols of Radcliff, Kentucky, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree criminal abuse of a child younger than 12.
An arrest warrant shows Nichols told a case worker with Child Protective Services that he used the belt to discipline the girl while she was in his custody in April.
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He now faces five to 10 years in prison if convicted. It isn't immediately clear if he has an attorney.
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Information from: The News-Enterprise, http://www.thenewsenterprise.com