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Two former jail employees in the US state of Oklahoma and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stay handcuffed for hours and listen to children’s songs. Baby shark repeatedly, a prosecutor said Monday.
At least four inmates were secured to a wall with their hands handcuffed behind them while the song played in a loop at high volume for hours, The Oklahoman reported. The separate incidents occurred in November and December, according to court records.
Misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against former Oklahoma County jail employees Gregory Cornell Butler Jr. and Christian Charles Miles, both 21, and their supervisor, Christopher Raymond Hendershott, 50.
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They forced the inmates to stay handcuffed for hours and listen to the nursery rhyme ‘Baby Shark’ over and over again.
“It was a shame that I couldn’t find a felony statute that fit this scenario,” said Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater. “I would have preferred to file a felony for this behavior.”
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Butler and Miles are accused of imposing discipline and Hendershott is accused of knowing but not stopping him, the newspaper reported. Court records do not list an attorney for either of them.
Sheriff PD Taylor said Monday that Butler and Miles resigned during an internal investigation and that Hendershott withdrew.
“We don’t tolerate it,” Taylor said of the abuse. “We always did an excellent job of controlling ourselves.”
the Baby shark The song gained huge popularity two years ago after the Pinkfong company released its first video online. Since then, the video has been viewed more than 6.5 billion times.
