Soldier Accused of Encouraging Toddle Fight Club

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FORT BRAGG, NC -- A soldier in the Army Special Operations Command is under investigation for a video showing his young son fighting with another youngster. The video shows two youngsters pushing and hitting each other while an unidentified man urged one to stay in the fight.The tape shows one boy slapping and punching another who is crying hysterically and trying to cover himself up. During the altercation, one boy tries to crawl away but the other boy gets on top of him and continues hitting. At one point an older boy, reportedly a brother of one of the children, apparently tries to intervene and break up the altercation, but he's picked up and removed from the situation as the two toddlers continue to battle. Two minutes later, the fight ends. The video was initially on the YouTube Web site but later removed.Special Operations spokeswoman Carol Darby said the video is at the center of a child custody dispute. The boy has been removed from his father's home at Fort Bragg and is staying with a relative. Darby said the incident is being investigated by both civilian and military authorities.The Army released the following statement:

"The behavior displayed by the parents in the video is neither condoned nor indicative of soldiers in this command or the Army," the statement read.

"The command takes very seriously the health and welfare of all service members and their families. This command will take the appropriate actions as required and will continue to cooperate with civilian agencies."

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