A judge ordered the release of records from a case in which two married Daytona Beach Shores (Florida) police officers brought their 3½-year-old son to the police station and locked him in a cell as a motivation to potty train, the Daytona News-Journal reports. The name of the minor and other personal information will be redacted.
Sgt. Jessica Long and Lt. Michael Schoenbrod brought their son to the jail overnight on October 5th to 6th. On two occasions, Schoenbrod put the boy, alone, into one of the “cages” where prisoners are held, once for three to five minutes and a second time for “13 minutes or something like that,” Schoenbrod said in an interview with a child services advocate. Schoenbrod also admitted to handcuffing the child who broke down in tears before he promised to learn potty training.
Amazingly, neither Long nor Schoenbrod faced criminal charges for the abuse even though a state Department of Law Enforcement investigation recommended charges to the local prosecutor. The police department conducted an internal professional standards investigation–which may or may not have involved a question as to why the Florida officer didn’t taze the disobedient detainee–but its results will not be made public. And yes, they’re still on the job.