The Star-Tribune is reporting that Hennepin County, Minnesota filed a court petition Friday seeking protection forAdrian Peterson’s 4-year-old son after his alleged abuse by the running back.
The petition asked a judge to approve a safety plan for the child, including that Peterson not have any unsupervised or unauthorized contact with the child, and that he cannot use any “corporal punishment and/or physical discipline.”
The county also asked for any proceedings in the child protection matter be postponed until Peterson’s criminal charges are resolved.
According to the petition, Peterson admitted during interviews with child protection and law enforcement authorities in Texas that he beat his son with a switch.
Peterson’s son was taken for a checkup in Minnesota on May 22, about four days after the alleged abuse.