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Man avoids jail for hitting 5-year-old
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A man who admitted striking his 5-year-old daughter with a belt will be allowed to enter the second chance program, avoiding jail time on child abuse charges. The man, Matthew R. Robertson, 27, was placed into the program by General Sessions Judge Bill Locke. The second chance program allows first-offenders in crimes like domestic assault to avoid jail provided they commit no more offenses.