A man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly injuring a 12-year-old special education student by cleaning his body and face using a silver wire scrub.<\/p>\n
Patrick Amon, 31, was charged with child abuse. He is a relative of the victim, police said.<\/p>\n
During a hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman imposed a $5,000 cash bail for Amon\u2019s temporary liberty and set the preliminary hearing for April 12.<\/p>\n
Detective Patrick Earl Maanao stated in his report that photographs of the boy\u2019s body show scratches on his face, stomach, and legs.<\/p>\n
Maanao said the boy\u2019s face seemed like the skin had been peeled off.<\/p>\n
Maanao said that, on March 28, the boy had arrived at the house between 6:30pm to 7:30pm and was very dirty.<\/p>\n
The grandmother asked the boy to take a shower but he just sat in the bathroom. Amon allegedly got mad and directed the boy to take a shower. The boy later came out, but was still dirty. The defendant was upset and cleaned the victim with a silver wire scrub.<\/p>\n
The grandmother punched Amon on the arm to stop. She then told the defendant to leave the house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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