Leslie Schuler

Nathaniel Turner, dead Wednesday, his father Leslie Schuler arrested. Nathaniel Turner died from an alleged beating from his father, on Father’s Day. Turner was 7 years old. The Turner case however is raising eyebrows today on one core question - how did Leslie become the caretaker of Turner suddenly - a child who was a stranger to the man. Reports say the father never had legal custody nor visitation rights for the child.

The only existing court order appears to give custody to the biological mother, Alicia Taylor. However, due to the mother’s mental problems, the maternal grandmother, Christine Taylor, cared for the boy, records show. Her legal guardianship of him apparently lapsed about four years ago. Child-protection has yet to comment on the matter. But reports say Schuler did want visitation rights to be granted, writing to court.

Leslie Schuler, who appears to be gainfully employed, was charged with seven counts of assault and battery on a child, one count of assault with intent to murder, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. Basically, every kind of unspeakable abuse one man can heap upon another human being, to say nothing of his son.