Dwight Howard is now under criminal investigation for child abuse…
TMZ reported earlier this week that the Dept. of Children and Families in Florida was not moving forward with charges because there wasn’t enough evidence – BUT- the alleged abuse occurred in GA, and the Cobb County PDthey feel confident that they now have a case.
Law enforcement tells us … Georgia cops asked Florida for the file, but the DCF dragged its feet and did not cooperate. So it turned into a cold case until Monday, after Cobb County detectives saw the TMZ Sports story summarizing a doctor’s findings that Howard committed child abuse.
A Georgia law enforcement source tells TMZ … “People who were not so forthcoming before today [Monday] have been.” The source adds detectives did several one-on-one interviews Monday and say the case “has now been raised to top of the list.”
Howard’s attorney tells TMZ … Howard’s baby mama Royce Reed is “shopping her baseless allegations” to Georgia authorities even though Florida’s Dept. of Children and Families found her claims had “no merit.”
For the record … DCF found the allegations credible, but concluded they did not meet the standard of proof required for formal action.
The attorney says he’s confident Georgia will reach the same conclusion because “The truth is on our side.”
