Police Officer Honored for Adopting Child Abuse Victim

July 6, 2017
Oklahoma Police Officer Jody Thompson wasn't on duty when the child abuse call came in, but the details broke his heart.

Oklahoma police officer Jody Thompson wasn't on duty when the child abuse call came in, but the details broke his heart. The child, John, weighed just 61 pounds and his body was covered in wounds. The next day, Thompson applied to become a foster parent so he could raise John as his own son, eventually adopting the boy and his sister. Now he’s being honored in a ceremony for his actions.

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