Stepfather's Discipline Ruled Legal, Loses Job
Prosecutors in Seminole County, Florida, have decided not to charge a stepfather who was seen in a viral video disciplining his stepdaughter. The incident, which occurred in February 2026, involved the man grabbing and smacking the girls head. Despite public outcry, the stepfather was deemed to have acted within the bounds of legal corporal punishment under state law. However, he lost his job as a correctional officer and is now under investigation for violating the agencys conduct rules.
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