A father has been accused of whipping his daughter with a belt after she allegedly took her cell phone to school when she wasn’t supposed to.
Steve Johnson, 38, of Rochester, is facing charges of malicious punishment of a child and domestic assault in connection to an alleged incident Monday night.
The 14-year-old girl was awoken by her father hitting her with a belt around her thigh and buttocks at around 8 p.m. in the 400 block of 10th Ave. SE, police said. The teen was hit 14 times with the belt, authorities said, and Johnson allegedly said he was going to look for a wire switch to continue hitting the teen.
Rochester father arrested for allegedly hitting daughter with belt due to cell phone usage
A father has been accused of whipping his daughter with a belt after she allegedly took her cell phone to school when she wasn’t supposed to.
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