WATCH: Dad orders daughter to attack another girl on school bus
A shocking video shows a father boarding a school bus and instructing his daughter to hit another child.
People around the world have been left in utter shock after footage of a man ordering his six-year-old daughter to hit another girl on a school bus circulated online.
The disturbing video shows the man and his young daughter boarding the bus and approaching a girl who is already seated.
"Hey, don't put your hands on my daughter anymore," the father, Maurice Fox, tells the young child.
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"Don't touch my daughter again, because if I find out you're touching her once more, your parents will have to talk to me."
The 36-year-old then orders his daughter to hit the girl sitting on the bus.
"What I told you? What you do?" he asks.
At that point, the six-year-old begins hitting the alleged bully.
Although the situation was already unsettling, it was the way in which the child punched the other girl that left viewers even more shocked.
The young girl continues to hit the other child repeatedly, and when she stops, her father orders, "Again," prompting her to continue the attack.
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For a second time, the father repeats the word "again," ordering his daughter to continue hitting the girl.
Both the father and daughter then leave the bus.
Watch here:
*Warning: Not for sensitive viewers.
According to ABC News, Fox is now facing assault charges, including trespassing on a school bus, first-degree harassment, and two counts of fourth-degree assault.
The New York Post reported that Fox claimed his actions were a last resort after the school failed to take action against the alleged bullying.
"It wasn't an easy decision," Fox wrote. "But it was the only thing that finally stopped the other child from continuing to hurt her."
"I felt I had no other choice as a parent. My only intention was to protect my child and empower her in a world that hasn't protected her," he said.
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