06-02-2025
Baton Rouge woman accused of child abuse following Facebook Live video
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department into a child abuse complaint led to the arrest of a local woman.
Pauline Knighten, 60, of Baton Rouge, was charged with cruelty to juveniles after authorities reviewed evidence related to the case.
Officers responded to a location on W. Grant Street shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after receiving a tip about a Facebook Live video allegedly depicting child abuse.
According to an arrest affidavit, police interviewed Knighten and later reviewed two videos showing her 'slapping her 5-year-old grandson on the head and in the face.'
Following the investigation, Knighten was taken into custody and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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