"Jane Doe" - 9 yo - Covington TN

COVINGTON, TN --- A Tennessee State Trooper and has been indicted on
charges of child abuse and lying to investigators.

Marvin Norfolk faces
charges of child abuse and filing a false police report. Norfolk was treated no
differently than your average criminal as he was booked into the Tipton County
Jail Monday night.

His wife Dawn was in cuffs right behind him. She's charged
with lying to detectives during their investigation into claims of child
abuse.

"We worked with the TBI and DCS due to the victim being a child,"
said Chief Donna Turner with the Tipton Co. Sheriff's Office.

Turner said
a 9-year-old family member was beaten during a stay in the trooper's home over
the Christmas holidays. Investigators say Norfolk's wife was present during the
alleged abuse. Chief Turner saw the injuries herself.

"It was bruising
to the face, shoulder, arm, torso, back legs, and groin area," said Turner.


Investigators suspect Norfolk used a belt.

A THP spokesman says
Norfolk became a trooper in 1998 and assigned to Tipton County. He was placed
on administrative leave back in January after an order of protection was filed
against him. He returned to desk duty in February. Norfolk is now back on paid
administrative leave as a result of these new child abuse charges.

"And
it's up to a judge and jury to decide if it really was that severe and what if
any punishment that there might be," said Turner.

Trooper Norfolk and his
wife are on bond and due in court Thursday morning.