Ex-Cop Guilty of Child Abuse
698 views · Published 22 February 2013 · 2:02 · Indexed 3 October 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2013 · News & Politics
Ex-Asheville Police officer Aubrey Green came clean in Buncombe County District Court Thursday when he admitted physically abusing a 3-year-old girl left in his care. News 13 broke the story last November when the five year Asheville police veteran was arrested along with his girlfriend, the young victim's mother, Maggie Jones. You can't beat someone to a pulp or to when they have very bad bruises or permanent injuries, said district attorney Ron Moore. Prosecutors say that's what the evidence shows in this case, including pictures of the girl with severe bruises on her bottom. That's why Green and Jones pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor child abuse. Child abuse, unfortunately, cuts across all social strata, Ilene Procida said. Procida has been a child abuse therapist for over 20 years. She said even police officers, sworn to uphold the law, are capable of abusing a child. It affects everybody. It can be somebody who you think is the most upstanding citizen. Jones also pleaded guilty to failing to report the abuse. Again, that's very common. Complicity with the abuser happens more often than any of us want to realize, said Procida. The couple avoided jail time, but they must do 24 hours of community service and pay a hundred dollar fine. They must also keep the child in therapy. Addit _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
