Police: Father beat teen while stepmother watched
Published 10:17 pm Friday, January 20, 2012
A father allegedly beat his 13-year-old daughter 82 times with a leather belt Wednesday while the girl’s stepmother stood by and counted the blows, a city spokeswoman says.
Suffolk Police and Child Protective Services arrested Victor Gomez, 29, on Thursday and charged him with one felony count of abuse and neglect. The girl was removed from the home in the 2800 block of North Shore Drive, city spokeswoman Debbie George said.
The young teen had significant bruising and welts on her lower back, buttocks and upper legs, George said.
The stepmother, Andrea Delagarza, 39, was arrested just before noon Friday on one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.