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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

Dad who tortured his 7-year-old son with a Taser if he dropped from push-up position during family dinners learns his fate

An Oregon father will spend decades behind bars for torturing his 7-year-old son with a Taser as a form of discipline — including when the child failed to hold a “push-up” position during family dinner.

Brandon Bret Rogers, 45, was sentenced Friday to more than 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him of nearly 60 charges, including nine counts of second-degree assault, 11 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment and dozens of other charges related to child abuse, Lookout Eugene-Springfield reported.

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