Ohio man who made fun of 10-year-old disabled girl gets jail

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

The 10-year-old girl made fun of by William Bailey is pictured here with her father

/ WOIO

(CBS/AP) CANTON, Ohio - William Bailey, 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 Bailey, 43, who pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and aggravated menacing.

Bailey was also fined $400, according to CBS affiliate WOIO.

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 was seen on local TV news and went viral.

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

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by EndangeredThinker November 30, 2012 3:38 PM EST: Where does his actions (while idiotic) cause or threaten to cause 'serious physical harm' to this girl?

The judge and lawyers involved should be disbarred.

Ohio Statute
2903.21 Aggravated menacing.
(A) No person shall knowingly cause another to believe that the offender will cause serious physical harm to the person or property of the other person, the other person's unborn, or a member of the other person's immediate family.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated menacing. Except as otherwise provided in this division, aggravated menacing is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee of a public children services agency or a private child placing agency and the offense relates to the officer's or employee's performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, aggravated menacing is a felony of the fifth degree or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of that prior offense was an officer or employee of a public children services agency or private child placing agency, and that prior offense related to the officer's or employee's performance or anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, a felony of the fourth degree.

Effective Date: 04-10-2001; Reply to this comment


by VA_Jill November 29, 2012 4:37 PM EST: I doubt jail will do anything for him. A very large fine and heavily supervised work with the disabled might make him think twice before he makes an @$$ of himself again.; Reply to this comment


by basbury November 29, 2012 4:14 PM EST: How to ruin your life and embarass your family--I'm sure his future is going to be a little 'dimmer' because of this senseless, thoughtless, immature act.; Reply to this comment

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