Former officer charged with aggravated little one abuse after resort pool incident

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A lady accused of forcibly holding a 6-year-old boy underwater at a Florida resort is a former regulation enforcement officer who as soon as spoke to college students in regards to the risks of bullying, in response to studies.

Tiffany Lee Griffith, 36, of Fort Myers, was arrested earlier this month and charged with aggravated little one abuse following the alleged incident on the Gaylord Palms Resort and Conference Heart in Kissimmee, in response to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace.

The incident occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. Dec. 19, when three kids have been taking part in within the resort pool, authorities stated.

Investigators stated a 6-year-old boy allegedly dunked Griffith’s son underwater, prompting Griffith to enter the pool and confront him.

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Tiffany Lee Griffith, 36, was arrested and charged with aggravated little one abuse. (Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace)

"The suspect, recognized as 36-year-old Tiffany Lee Griffith of Fort Myers, entered the pool and yelled at a 6-year-old boy after he allegedly dunked her 6-year-old son underwater," the Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. "The suspect then positioned her palms on the sufferer’s shoulders and forcibly dunked him underwater for a number of seconds."

The kid left the pool visibly upset and had a nosebleed. He then instructed his mother and father in regards to the incident, in response to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Griffith then yelled on the boy’s mom earlier than leaving the realm. Deputies later positioned and arrested Griffith, authorities stated.

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The Gaylord Palms Resort and Conference Heart (Google Maps)

Griffith later instructed police she was a former regulation enforcement officer. She labored for the Punta Gorda Police Division from 2013 to 2018 below the identify Tiffany Lee Viola, authorities instructed WPBF 25 Information.

Throughout her tenure, she reportedly served as a college useful resource officer.

Posts on the Punta Gorda Police Division Fb web page present Griffith educating college students about subjects together with bullying, sexting and web security, WPBF 25 Information reported.

"She is educating a course educating highschool freshman on the damaging penalties of bullying and sexting, in addition to frequent crimes that happen involving highschool college students as both the perpetrator or sufferer," one division submit said.

Griffith was additionally acknowledged because the division’s Worker of the Quarter in 2016, in response to WPBF 25 Information.

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Griffith was booked into the Osceola County Jail and later launched on $20,000 bond. (Getty Pictures)

Griffith was booked into the Osceola County Jail and later launched on a $20,000 bond, in response to WPBF 25 Information.

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The Punta Gorda Police Division, the Osceola County Sheriff's Workplace and Gaylord Lodges didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for remark.

Sophia Compton is a Author at Fox Information Digital. Sophia was beforehand a enterprise reporter masking finance, vitality and tourism and has expertise as a TV information producer. She graduated with a journalism diploma in 2021 from the College of Hawaii at Manoa.