A former Louisville Metro Police Department officer, Marcel Williams, who was previously charged with payroll theft, is now also facing child abuse charges, local12.com reported, citing WDRB and WAVE. According to court records cited in the report, Williams is accused of hitting his 8-year-old child with a belt multiple times, leaving bruises on the child's thighs and buttocks. The records state the child's mother filed a police report and gave investigators photos of the injuries. The report says Williams was indicted over the summer on theft charges after he and another officer were accused of double-dipping by working private security while on duty with the department. He was terminated after the indictment. The charges are allegations, and the report does not describe the outcome of either case.
Why it matters
The payroll theft allegation involves an officer's on-duty work, and he now faces a separate child abuse charge. Both matters remain accusations, and the report does not describe their outcome.
Charged: Prosecutors filed criminal charges. A charge is not proof of guilt, and the person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Researched with AI assistance from the sources listed here and reviewed under our methodology.