Deputies forced to resign after frightening 8-year-old

VALDOSTA - Five Lowndes County deputies were forced to resign after a ``scared straight&#39;&#39; session with an 8-year-old got out of hand, Sheriff Ashley Paulk said. <br> <br> Officers allegedly handcuffed the child and threatened him with bodily harm, including castration, after his mother took him to the jail and asked them to help her discipline him. <br> <br> ``They were verbally abusive,&#39;&#39; Paulk said Friday. ``I don&#39;t expect any type of threat or intimidation or anything like that out of my people.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Paulk said he asked for the resignations of Lt. Calvin Troy, who handled day-to-day administrative responsibilities at the jail, Alvin Clarkston and detectives Roy Hart, Matt Bair and Wendy Lain on Tuesday. <br> <br> The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is examining the Jan. 31 incident for possible criminal charges at the request of the sheriffs office and District Attorney David Miller. <br> <br> Children visit the jail often either individually or with school classes. <br> <br> ``This incident was simply an aberration,&#39;&#39; Paulk said.