# Indiana man arrested for trying to wash child’s mouth out with soap after kid cursed at him

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/indiana-man-arrested-for-trying-to-wash-childs-mouth-out-with-soap-after-kid-cursed-at-him/
- Published: 2026-11-04T05:00:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T05:05:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/indiana-man-arrested-for-trying-to-wash-childs-potty-mouth-out-with-soap-after-kid-called-him-cuss-word/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Indiana man charged after alleged soap punishment injured a seven-year-old.
- The incident reportedly followed swearing and hitting in a car.
- Schergen was released on $750 bond and is due in court in January.

## Summary

An Indiana man was arrested after allegedly trying to force a bar of soap into a seven-year-old boy’s mouth as punishment for swearing at him. The incident matters because the child was injured and the man now faces a domestic battery charge.

According to an affidavit, Daniel Schergen, 34, was driving with his girlfriend and four children when the boy allegedly hit another child and called Schergen a swear word. Schergen reportedly stopped at a Dollar General to buy soap; the boy was left with a bruise near his ear and redness on his face, and began bleeding. Schergen was released on a $750 bond and is due in court on 6 January; police have not disclosed his relationship to the child.

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