A Kentucky man was arrested for strangling and thrashing a child after posting a video of ill-treatment on Snapchat.
Benjamin Franklin, 23, of Carrollton, was arrested Thursday after the mother of a 2-year-old boy took him to hospital for treatment for facial and neck injuries. NBC’s Louisville affiliate WAVE. According to,
The woman said she was at work when people called to alert her that Franklin had shared footage of herself grabbing the child by her neck and slamming her on the bed, the outlet reported.
According to the article, Franklin was charged with criminal misconduct and strangulation of a child under the age of 12.
She was reportedly placed on $5,000 bond before the October 19 court date and ordered not to have any contact with the child or his mother.
According to the outlet, police did not say what Franklin’s relationship was with the boy and his mother.