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'I Had No Other Choice': Father Charged After Telling Daughter to Attack Girl on School Bus
Maurice Fox faces multiple charges including assault and harassment after instructing his daughter to repeatedly punch a student on a school bus, police said.
- On Thursday, Maurice Fox allegedly ordered his 6-year-old daughter to repeatedly hit a 7-year-old student on a Ferguson-Florissant School District bus, with Ferguson Police Department releasing surveillance footage.
- Claiming his daughter was bullied, Maurice Fox wrote in an online statement that prior complaints went unanswered and launched a GoFundMe for legal fees that was later removed.
- An arrest warrant includes one count of first-degree harassment, two counts of fourth-degree assault, trespassing, and a $100,000 bond; Fox was not in custody Tuesday.
- St. Louis County Prosecutor Melissa Price Smith called the allegations preliminary, expects more charges, and said, `An adult cannot enter a school bus and direct his 6-year-old daughter to assault another child.`
- The incident has reignited debate about bullying and school safety and highlighted parental responses, drawing sharp condemnation from authorities and public as KSDK/KMOV circulated blurred footage, while GoFundMe removed the fundraiser.
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'Disturbing': Dad Boards School Bus and Orders 6-Year-Old to Beat Classmate, Saying 'I Want Her Crying' — Now He’s Speaking Out
Surveillance video caught the moments a father boarded a Missouri school bus and instructed his young daughter to repeatedly hit another little girl, whom he claimed had allegedly bullied his daughter. Maurice Fox, 36, is now facing charges of first-degree harassment, trespassing on a bus, and two counts of fourth-degree assault — one connected to the child victim and the other to the 64-year-old bus driver. Missouri father is speaking out after…
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Missouri dad ordered daughter, 6, to assault another child on a school bus, authorities say
Authorities in Missouri issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of ordering his 6-year-old daughter to repeatedly assault another girl on a school bus last week, officials said Tuesday
·United States
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