Ryan Ferguson, left, was arrested after medical examiners confirmed an unidentified girl's story of being brutally attacked by the officer.
According to the arrest affidavit, the girl, who remains unnamed, told investigators that Ferguson shoved liquid soap into her mouth and accused her of lying. He then picked her up, threw her on the couch and began beating her rear end.
While choking and gagging from the soap, Ferguson then picked the little girl up and slammed her down on the tile floor where he attacked her further. Ferguson was throwing both open hand slaps and closed-fist punches into the face of this innocent child as he began choking her to death. According to the affidavit, the girl could barely breathe as he held his hand on her throat while punching her in the face.
The next day, the girl reported Ferguson to police and detectives confirmed her injuries. A doctor with Pasco's Child Protection Team (CPT) also found that the girl had bruises under her eyes, which were consistent with being choked for an extended period. She had bruises on her forehead, according to the doctor, which were consistent with being punched with a closed fist.
Comment: Regardless of their relationship, no child deserves to be treated like that. Unfortunately, it's likely that his position as an officer will be 'taken into consideration' throughout this process and that he'll receive special treatment because of it.