A California lawmaker arrested earlier this week on suspicion of child cruelty said Thursday that the allegation stemmed from spanking his 7-year-old daughter. Joaquin Arambula, a Democratic assemblyman, said he spanked his daughter Sunday night and it’s a punishment tool he rarely uses. He was arrested Monday after officials at Dailey Elementary Charter School reported a child with an injury, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. He was released shortly after his arrest on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child and has not been formally charged. Arambula's daughters stayed with his parents for two nights until child protective services said they could go back home Wednesday, reports said.

Source: Fox News December 15, 2018 06:03 UTC