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## Video: Adrian Peterson Booked, Released In Texas In Child Abuse Case

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_Published 2014-09-13. Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson turned himself in to authorities in Texas early Saturday after he was indicted Friday on charges of injury to a child._


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## Transcript

Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson turned himself in to authorities in Texas early Saturday after he was indicted Friday on charges of injury to a child. According to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Peterson was booked into the county jail around 1 a. m. and released about a half hour later after posting a $ 15, 000 bond. Police released this mug shot of the running back shortly after his release. Authorities didn't reveal details Friday about what led to the charge, but Peterson's attorney said in this statement. " the charge conduct involves using a switch to spank his son to discipline him.

According to several reports out of Houston, Peterson removed the leaves from a tree branch which he referred to in the police report as a switch. Spanked the four year old boy back in May. Authorities say the boy suffered cuts and bruises to his back, buttocks, ankles and legs among other areas. But ESPN quotes Peterson's lawyer as saying Adrian is a loving father who used his judgment as a parent to discipline his son. He used the same kind of discipline with his child that he experienced as a child growing up in east Texas. Just last year, his two year old son died after allegedly being abused by a man who was dating the boy's mother.

After the news of the indictment broke, the Vikings deactivated Peterson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. Peterson's indictment comes on the tail end of a distressing week for the NFL that began with graphic videos surfacing of Baltimore Raven's running back Ray Rice, punching his then fiance in the face in an elevator back in February. Rice has been suspended indefinitely from the NFL and his contract with the Ravens has been terminated

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