Man charged after boarding bus to order daughter to punch classmate

A Missouri man has been charged after prosecutors say he boarded a school bus on Oct. 9 and instructed his 6-year-old daughter to repeatedly punch a 7-year-old classmate, an incident captured on video and described in police and court records. St. Louis County authorities charged 36-year-old Maurice Fox with first-degree harassment, trespass of a school bus and two counts of fourth-degree assault; prosecutors said additional charges are possible.

According to police accounts and a criminal complaint, the incident occurred about 9 a.m. when Fox pushed past the Ferguson-Florissant School District bus driver and walked down the aisle with his daughter. The complaint says Fox pointed to where a 7-year-old girl was seated and told his daughter, "Do what I told you to do." Video reviewed by investigators shows the younger child punching the classmate in the head while Fox watched. When the child stopped twice, Fox allegedly urged her to continue, saying "Again" and "I want her crying." After several rounds of punches, Fox and his daughter left the bus. The victim was shown on the footage shaking her head before the video ends.

Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle called the episode...