Taser is safe - Kane's claim

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - An Albany father has been arrested on suspicion of
using a stun gun on his 18-month-old son.

The boy's mother reported the abuse to Albany police.

Investigators say the 21-year-old mother brought her son to the Albany
Police Department Saturday. She told police that her husband, 23-year-old
Rian Whittman, had been using a stun-gun device on her son.

Police say they discovered Whitman had used the stun gun many times on the
toddler over about a three-week period.

The child's injuries were treated at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. He
was then taken into protective custody by the Department of Human
Services. The injuries were not described as life-threatening or serious.

Albany police arrested Whittman on multiple charges, including three
counts of assault.

Albany Police Captain Eric Carter said the device is not a Taser-brand
weapon but the device is designed to be applied directly to the skin.

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