It was supposed to be a fun weekend soccer game for children. Instead, an alleged dispute involving a 3-year-old player ended with police being called to a Florida park, footage of which has since gone viral online and sparked outrage.
The Winter Park Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a call from a soccer league official alleging a disturbance involving the child’s parents.
Nevada Pierre’s parents insist the 3-year-old was “scorned” for playing too well at a game Saturday, according to the police report. But the game’s sports league director argued the child was removed “due to behavior” and said his “unruly parents” were “upset with their son’s playing time,” the police report said.
Officers determined the “incident was a civil matter between those parties and not criminal.…