The father and stepmother of a 9-year-old girl have been arrested on child abuse charges after being accused of using waterboarding as a form of punishment, according to a report. Authorities identified the suspects as Joseph Maeser Mitchell, 29, and Ilaria Catherina Mitchell, 28, of Provo, Utah, Salt Lake City’s FOX 13 reported. “The 9-year-old stated that she cannot breathe and it hurts when this happens,” a police report states, according to FOX 13. Reached in Texas, the girl’s biological mother expressed shock and outrage after hearing the allegations, the station reported. The child is currently in the custody of the state’s Division of Child and Family Services while the case is handled by the legal system, FOX 13 reported.

Source: Fox News December 16, 2018 07:47 UTC