What a total bummer, sad that felt he had no other recourse,
the thing is, it can even happen without the wife / significant others knowledge. I lived with a woman, she had 2 kids and the 5 year old boy went to bed with chewing gum, Next morning it was a unremovable ball of goo, so i ended up taking scissors and cutting it out leaving a bald spot the size of a fifty cent piece, That day the babysitter was at the store with him and the cashier asks what happened and the boy said"tony did it",,,,,,,,next morning,,,
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK, C.P.S. pays us a visit, I have to move out of my own house, cant have no contact with any of them and have to drive to reno 3 times (500 mile round trip+ hotel+food+ gas + counseling session, etc) just to find out that Im acrtually a decent freakin role model and the boy fears his mom more ,,
All this, with only a phone call by an over zealous crusader with no real insight concerning our home life,, it can happen to ANY ONE OF YOU,,,
i feel so sorry for your friend,,