Father hit girl during Uniondale football game, lawsuit alleges – NBC New York

A Long Island father is facing criminal charges after he was accused of hitting an 11-year-old girl during a soccer game last month.

According to court documents, Michael Stallone pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, endangering the welfare of a child and drug possession stemming from the September 28 game in Uniondale.

During the Sunday afternoon game, two girls collided on the field, knocking one of them to the ground and rendering him temporarily unconscious.

“Mr. Stallone was just steps away from where this happened and simply ran onto the field in response to try to help the player on the field who appeared to be very injured,” Stallone’s attorney Marc Gann said. , to Newsday. “Maybe he pushed her aside to get to the child on the floor.”

According to a criminal complaint, the man struck the other girl with an “open hand and elbow.”

When police arrested Stallone, they also reportedly found an OxyContin pill in his pocket. His attorney said the pill was prescribed and he expects the drug charges to be dropped.