As if it wasn’t bad enough that athletes were beating up their wives and girlfriends, one of them is in trouble now for his treatment of a child.

 Former Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott, arrested on Wednesday, was booked on one count of assault, one count of assault/domestic, and one count of malicious punishment of a child.  It’s unclear whether the child is the same victim as to each count.

Scott was a third-round draft pick of the Vikings in 2004.