CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man caught on video
apparently making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been
sentenced to a month in jail.
Canton Municipal Judge John A.
Poulos ordered the maximum sentence for 43-year-old William Bailey, who
pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced misdemeanor charges of disorderly
conduct and aggravated menacing.
The (Canton) Repository (http://bit.ly/10Um7Zd )
reports that Bailey was caught on cellphone video at a school bus
stop making fun of how the 10-year-old disabled girl walks. The video
was then widely disseminated on the Internet and local TV news. Bailey
denied he was mocking the girl, saying he was reacting to name-calling
directed at his 9-year-old son.
Bailey apologized to the girl and her family in a statement Tuesday.
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Information from: The Repository, http://www.cantonrep.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man caught on video
apparently making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been
sentenced to a month in jail.
Canton Municipal Judge John A.
Poulos ordered the maximum sentence for 43-year-old William Bailey, who
pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced misdemeanor charges of disorderly
conduct and aggravated menacing.
The (Canton) Repository (http://bit.ly/10Um7Zd )
reports that Bailey was caught on cellphone video at a school bus
stop making fun of how the 10-year-old disabled girl walks. The video
was then widely disseminated on the Internet and local TV news. Bailey
denied he was mocking the girl, saying he was reacting to name-calling
directed at his 9-year-old son.
Bailey apologized to the girl and her family in a statement Tuesday.
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Information from: The Repository, http://www.cantonrep.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.