Father Charged For Taking Infant Son To Strip Club

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Updated: 1/02 9:57 am
A Florida father is charged after leaving his newborn at strip club.

Investigators said 26-year-old Kenneth Rowe Junior was drunk when he showed up at the Daytona Beach bar carrying the baby.

He asked a clerk to hold the baby so he could go outside and smoke a cigarette.  The business owner immediately called 911.
Police said the father eventually returned and left with the baby.

"At two and a half months old on a freezing cold night and you just take this baby out, 11:30 at night, you wanna go to a dancing bar?" questioned Daytona Chief Police Chief Mike Chitwood.

Witnesses said Rowe was weaving in and out of traffic until he layed down on the ground. Police said he hid when officers showed up, but the baby gave him away when he started to cry.

The father was arrested and charged with neglect of a child.
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tom says - 1/3/2013 5:30 AM
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I thought kids 6 and under ate free at the smorgasbord?!?!? Actually their should be some kind of criminal charges against the whore club for even letting an underage child inside... As far as this nutjob goes he should loose the kid... OR maybe he was taking the kid in to see mama work?!?!? I love the freezing cold statement in the article. Last I checked I don't think they got that cold there yet. It was 80 degrees and sunny on the beach according to Mom when she called to rub it in this afternoon.

tom says - 1/3/2013 5:29 AM
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I thought kids 6 and under ate free at the smorgasbord?!?!? Actually their should be some kind of criminal charges against the whore club for even letting an underage child inside... As far as this nutjob goes he should loose the kid... OR maybe he was taking the kid in to see mama work?!?!? I love the freezing cold statement in the article. Last I checked I don't think they got that cold there yet. It was 80 degrees and sunny on the beach according to Mom when she called to rub it in this afternoon.

John Smith - 1/2/2013 3:38 PM
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Every commentor on here has it all wrong! This father was looking out for his baby's best interest. I am sure the baby was hungry and the father took the infant to the only place where he might be able to obtain some fresh breast milk for his child. Store's do not carry that item. The dad knew that breast milk is far better then formula and mom was probably also drunk so he couldn't use hers.

oldman 74 - 1/2/2013 2:01 PM
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a real stupid P O S.

hikingdude - 1/2/2013 12:50 PM
1 Vote
Was the charge of neglect from public drunk/disorderly or taking a minor to a strip club? Not sure of the laws down in Florida.

Guadalisa - 1/2/2013 12:42 PM
4 Votes
guess he doesn't know to leave the kids at home, like the strippers do!

Ammys2Cuties - 1/2/2013 12:05 PM
1 Vote
Nah...I suspect just a dumbass with a "newborn" at a 'strip club' - hmm, he is so upstanding I would be willing to bet mama was still in the hospital...

say21wut - 1/2/2013 10:26 AM
5 Votes
Maybe he's a government or union employee and it was bring your child to work day.

wheeljack - 1/2/2013 10:11 AM
5 Votes
darwin at work... hey stupid next time call a baby sitter

Cincinnatus - 1/2/2013 9:22 AM
2 Votes
Strip clubs tend to bring out the worst in people. That's why we don't have them in Hamilton County.
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