Ex-law enforcement officer accused of holding boy’s head underwater at Florida pool pleads no contest
By Malcolm Shields
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KISSIMMEE, Florida (WPBF) — Days before the start of a trial, a former law enforcement officer accused of child abuse entered a plea in a Central Florida court.
According to court documents in Osceola County, Tiffany L. Griffith, 36, from Fort Myers, pleaded no contest to a child abuse charge on Wednesday, June 3.
She was sentenced to five days of time served in county jail, and must serve 18 months of probation.
Griffith must also complete an anger management class, 50 hours of community service, stay away from the victim and the victim’s family and pay court costs.
Griffith’s trial was scheduled to begin on Monday, June 8.
She is accused of forcing a 6-year-old boy’s head underwater for several seconds by pushing on his shoulders at a pool located at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee on Dec. 19, 2025.
A report from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office noted that Griffith allegedly dunked the kid in the water in response to the boy allegedly forcing her son’s head underwater.
The report notes that when the victim emerged from the water, he was visibly upset and had a nosebleed.
The child then reported the incident to his parents.
During an interview with deputies, the sheriff’s office report noted Griffith said she was a former law enforcement officer.
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