Bail is set at $2000 recognizance for a 32-year-old Manitowoc man accused of physically abusing a child.
Willard R. Dorsett III is charged with One Count of Physical Abuse of a Child.
Police responded to a call late Monday night from a woman claiming that her boyfriend was being physically abusive.
She had returned from work earlier in the evening and heard her boyfriend allegedly hitting and yelling at the children.
The victim had told her that Dorsett had hit him and had visible injuries. He then allegedly asked the woman to make sure that there no visible injuries on the children and went to work, where he was arrested and taken into custody
Conditions of bail are that Dorsett have “no contact” with the victim or the other children in the home unless approved beforehand by County Human Services, and he is not to have contact with any minors under the age of 18, unless incidental at his place of employment.
Dorsett is due back in court for his initial appearance September 26th at 1:30.
