A man has been arrested over the photo. Photo / Twitter
A man has been arrested over the photo. Photo / Twitter
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Officials in the US state of Ohio say charges are pending in the disturbing case of a social media photo showing a man kneeling on a baby.
Clark County Prosecutor's office say charges again 20-year-old Isaiah Jackson are pending and he is being held ona probation violation after an investigation was launched into the horrific photo, which went viral yesterday.
In the photo, a man in seen kneeling on the neck of crying young child while another person holds the child's hands behind their back.
A caption on the photo reads: "Blm now mf (Black Lives Matter now, motherf***er)."
A case against Jackson has been presented to the prosecutor's office who will "provide a determination on the scope and breadth of the felony charges" that Jackson will face, Clark County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Kristopher Shultz said in a media release.
The photo generated a wave of revulsion on social media, with conservative blogger Matt Walsh writing: "Life in prison would be far too lenient here".
Police made contact with Jackson, the child and the child's mother after launching an investigation immediately after receiving a tip-off, police said.
2018 file mugshot of Isaiah Jackson. Photo / Clark County Sheriff's Office
Police have revealed that the child was 2 and was taken to hospital for examination.
They did not suffer any injuries, police said.
A subsequent interview with the mother revealed that she was unaware of the photo having been taken, or its contents, until she had been informed by other parties, Shultz said.
