Man sentenced for mocking disabled girl

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 8:33 AM

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man accused of making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been sentenced to a month in jail.

Canton Municipal Judge John A Poulos ordered the maximum sentence for 43-year-old William Bailey, who pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and aggravated menacing.

The (Canton) Repository reports that Bailey was caught on cellphone video at a school bus stop in October making fun of how the 10-year-old disabled girl walks. The video of him seemingly imitating her limp was disseminated online and on local TV news.

Bailey denied he was mocking the girl, saying he was reacting to name-calling directed at his 9-year-old son.

He apologised to the girl and her family in a statement Tuesday.

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