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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Authorities in Georgia are investigating child abuse
allegations against National Basketball Association star Dwight Howard, a
center for the Houston Rockets who is among the league's marquee performers,
police said on Tuesday.
The allegation against the basketball star comes amid heightened attention to
domestic violence incidents involving professional athletes including NFL
star Adrian Peterson, who was suspended on Tuesday for "abusive discipline"
on his 4-year-old son.
Police declined to elaborate on the details of the Howard investigation,
which followed a prior probe of the same accusation in Florida. Entertainment
news website TMZ said Howard is accused of beating his 6-year-old son with a
belt buckle.
"The Cobb County Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit reopened
their investigation into the allegations against Mr. Howard," said Dana
Pierce, a spokesman for the suburban Atlanta police department.
Howard's attorney, David Oscar Markus, said in a statement that Florida
authorities previously investigated the allegations and found them to be not
substantiated. The Florida case was closed in September, Markus said.
The child's mother, with whom Howard is involved in an ongoing Florida civil
case involving child custody, "is now shopping her baseless allegations to
authorities in Georgia," Markus said.
In court documents from the Florida civil case, the NBA star said he
disciplined his son "in an appropriate manner when necessary," but "never
caused marks, bruises, welts or injuries requiring medical treatment."
Jane Carey, attorney for the child's mother, declined to comment.
The 28-year-old 6-foot, 11-inch (2.11-meter) Howard, a 10-year NBA veteran,
played for the Orlando Magic from 2004 to 2012. He has led the league in
rebounding during five seasons and is an eight-time All-Star.
Before entering the NBA, Howard played high school basketball in suburban
Atlanta.
Georgia警方在调查一起Dwight Howard虐童案
警方未透露任何消息
根据八卦新闻网TMZ指出
Howard用皮带扣打他6岁儿子
这起案件在9月时被调查过
最近又重新调查
Howard表示他用适当的方式管教儿子
孩子母亲的律师拒绝回应
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Police looked into the case, but initially did not find anything. However, in
the last 24 hours, more information has come forth that has led police to
take another look at the case, Pierce said.
No arrests have been made, and no other details about the allegations are
available. Cobb County Police are investigating because the alleged incident
happened there, Pierce said.