Man burned boy with cigarette as punishment for behavior at school, Palm Bay police say

PALM BAY, Fla. - A 25-year-old Palm Bay man was arrested on suspicion of burning a 6-year-old boy in his care with a cigarette because the child misbehaved in school.

 Steven Sean Jackson was arrested March 21 on charges of child abuse and child neglect.

According to Palm Bay police, the boy told school officials that Jackson, his mother's boyfriend, intentionally placed a lit cigarette against his arm.

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