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Reinstated Peterson says he is not a child abuser
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MINNESOTA Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, reinstated on Monday by the NFL team, declared he was not a child abuser despite charges of injuring his four-year-old son with blows from a switch.
Peterson, who was deactivated from the playing roster for Sunday’s 30-7 home loss to New England, is able to return to practice with plans to play next Sunday at New Orleans.
The Vikings sidelined Peterson last Friday after he was charged in Texas with reckless or negligent injury to a child after using a tree branch to spank his son with blows so hard he still bore the marks days later.
“I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect husband. I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser,” Peterson said.
“I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury. No one can understand the hurt that I feel for my son and for the harm I caused him. My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong and that’s what I tried to do that day.”
Peterson surrendered himself to Texas authorities early Saturday morning and was released on bail with a trial not expected until next year, after the end of the season.
Later Monday, Peterson’s lawyer Rusty Hardin refuted a report by KHOU-TV in Houston that Peterson is under investigation on allegations he injured another son in June of 2013.
According to the report, Peterson allegedly disciplined the boy for “cussing to a sibling,” resulting in an injury to the four-year-old’s head.
Peterson said he knew many had strong opinions on the issue of corporal punishment of children and his conduct in particular.
“Regardless of what others think, however, I love my son very much and I will continue to try to become a better father and person,” he said.
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