Lebanon man accused of child abuse

A Lebanon man is accused of abusing the children of his fiance and has been charged in Laclede County Court. According to a statement filed by Lebanon Police, an officer responded to a residence in Lebanon and spoke with a woman who said that she discovered that one of her children was covered in bruises. When the woman brought her child out for the officer to observe, he had bruises on his face, and body and fresh scabs on his neck and face. The woman said she left her children in the care of 23 year old Mason Miller prior to the most recent injuries. According to the woman, this wasn’t the first time that Miller had abused the children, and he beat her as well. She also stated that Miller said he would beat her more if she called authorities. Mason Levi-Dakota Miller is charged with 3 counts of felony child abuse and is being held without bond.