Michael Porter is accused of torturing a 5-year-old.
Today's candidate for worst person in the world is Michigan's Michael Porter, who
waterboarded his girlfriend's 5-year-old son for ripping his backpack:
30-year-old Michael Porter has been charged with unlawful imprisonment, second degree child abuse, second degree child abuse in the presence of another child, assault with a dangerous weapon, and third degree child abuse.
Porter is accused of restraining his girlfriend's five-year-old son with belts, leaning him back over a footstool and pouring water on the boy's face, which was covered in underwear.
The woman's 12-year-old son has also been removed from the home because of knife threats from Porter. The abuse came to light thanks to
an alert teacher:
The case came to police attention after a teacher at the younger boy's elementary school noticed him acting strangely, police and school officials said.
"It's very reassuring that our staff is paying very close attention to children and listening and doing what they know is right," said Tricia Hill, superintendent of the Mount Morris Consolidated Schools.
If convicted, Porter faces life in prison.