Update On Dad Who Duct Taped Daughter And Posted Photo on Facebook

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 23, 2011 4:45PM

The story of the young Chicago dad who taped up his daughter and posted the photo to Facebook has gone national, and the man's attorney says the father is devastated. Andre Curry, 21, could face jail time because he decided to wrap his toddler daughter up with blue painters tape (earlier reports said it was duct tape) after she was playing with it. He posted the photo to Facebook with the caption "This is wut happens wen my baby hits me back. ;)"

Curry is in prison on $100,000 bond, currently charged with felony aggravated domestic abuse. A judge ruled Wednesday that he may not have contact with his 22-moth-old daughter or anyone else under the age of 18. Curry's lawyer says the internet has blown the whole story out of proportion. CNN writes:

"The photo itself does not tell the story of who our client is and how well he takes care of this child," said [Curry's public defender Anand] Sundaram.

He said his client will not face the felony charge if prosecutors cannot prove the girl suffered any injuries from the incident. If that's the case, he said, prosecutors could at most seek a charge of misdemeanor battery.

The toddler is being examined by a doctor today for any signs of abuse. Curry does not have any previous charges of child abuse or any criminal background at all. A family member defended Curry to the Tribune.

"He's so playful, always laughing," said the woman, who would not give her name. "Everyone who knows him saw the photo and laughed, too … He was only joking."

She also said he knows what he did was a mistake and he "feels awful," especially now that the photo has gone viral on the Internet.

The story is getting the talking-head treatment from the 24-hour news networks now, and in the piece from CNN Headline News below, you can see they are not being so kind to Curry.