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Duct Tape Dad Charged

Chicago man arrested for Facebook photo of bound baby

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 21, 2011 11:37 PM CST | Updated Dec 22, 2011 12:37 AM CST

(Newser) – A Chicago dad is behind bars for posting a picture on Facebook of his baby daughter bound with duct tape. Andre Curry, 21, has been charged with a felony count of aggravated domestic battery and is being held on $100,000 bond, AP reports. At a hearing, his attorney argued that the case had been blown out of proportion, but the judge disagreed, ordering Curry to stay away from his 22-month-old daughter and from the Internet.

"This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back," Curry wrote under the photo, which sparked an investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services. Curry has no prior record and associates say the situation is a misunderstanding. "It was all a joke. They were all here playing," a woman at his mother's home told NBC Chicago. "He's a young father. He made a mistake and put it on Facebook."

Young dad Andre Curry poses for his mug shot. He has been charged with aggravated domestic battery.
Young dad Andre Curry poses for his mug shot. He has been charged with aggravated domestic battery.   (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)
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DraftyBeer
Dec 23, 2011 9:11 PM CST
Mo' Bad Fo'
KatyAtl90
Dec 23, 2011 2:47 PM CST
This looks like a joke gone wrong to me.  I don't think jail is the answer here, and I don't think that taking a child away from a man with no prior record is the solution here.  It was ignorant but not malicious 
Angelfacecleveland
Dec 22, 2011 3:25 PM CST
Some people need their Internet access revoked someone contact AT&T or time Warner and shut this idiots service off

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