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Anthony Sanchez, California Water Director, Arrested For Allegedly Whipping Son During Game Of Catch [Video]

Posted: June 9, 2012

Anthony Sanchez, a director with the Imperial County Irrigation District in California, turned himself in to authorities on Friday after a neighbor videotaped him beating his stepson with a belt during a game of catch in his backyard.

The L.A. Times reports that Sanchez is under arrest for alleged felony child abuse following the video, and the case will be presented to the Imperial County District Attorney’s office on Monday to determine if he will be formally charged.

KETKNBC reports that Oscar Lopez, a neighbor of Sanchez, filmed the incident on Wednesday morning, and can be heard after a minute, telling Sanchez to stop. Lopez says in the video:

“That’s enough. I’m having a (expletive) problem with you for beating the (expletive) out of him because he won’t catch the damn ball.”

Sanchez responds by asking if he knows his son. Lopez replies:

“I don’t know your son but I’m watching you. I’m a (expletive) father too. Why don’t you come over here and teach me?”

KETKNBC reports that Sanchez’s attorney, Ryan Childers stated that the man in the videotape is indeed Sanchez. He stated though that the videotaped interaction between Anthony Sanchez and his 10-year-old stepson doesn’t warrant a felony child abuse charge. He further stated:

“Certainly the video is hard to watch. We acknowledge that,” Childers told CNN. “The question concerning that though is, was this criminal conduct under California law, and if so, is this the most serious type of child abuse? Is this an appropriate charge? What’s appropriate here and what is criminal conduct is what is the issue here.”

According to WFJA Radio, Anthony Sanchez was released on Friday after he posted on a $100,000 bail, according to a jail clerk.

[Image courtesy of NBC-11]



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9 Archived Responses to “ Anthony Sanchez, California Water Director, Arrested For Allegedly Whipping Son During Game Of Catch [Video] ”

  1. Hector Pereira
    Jun 10, 2012

    Send this fucker to jail for a long time, fire him from his job

  2. Wolff Bachner
    Jun 10, 2012

    this is a disgrace. any adult who beats a child like that should be publicly flogged as a punishment then fined 100k. that would be an appropriate punishment and save the state the cost of locking him up. if they put him in prison, he should have to pay back every penny of the cost when he gets out for doing something this sick.

  3. Edilee Matteson
    Jun 10, 2012

    everybody knows this is abuse.Its done by people that are frustrated are trying to force respect, a power tripand not an act of love.

  4. Kimberly Walker
    Jun 11, 2012

    I want this man (and I use that term loosely) prosecuted to the fullest extent. Where was the mother?

  5. Megan Velasco
    Jun 11, 2012

    So f'ing disgusting.

  6. Kimberly Walker
    Jun 11, 2012

    I want EVERYONE prosecuted.. The mother for wing an idiot and allowing it… And the neighbor for not climbing his fat ass over the fence and beating this man into a bloody spot on the lawn. I WISH I was this jackholes neighbor. I would of been charged with first degree assault. If you ever want to see me go bat shit crazy… Hit a child in my presence.

  7. Stephanie Bonds
    Jun 11, 2012

    What is worse is that this child has a disability that prevents him from responding to the whipping like an average person! The only one who feels better after it's over is the bully, er stepfather. I hope they lock him up in the general population so he can meet other people who've been beaten for no reason.

  8. Brian Elliott
    Jun 12, 2012

    I think you need to imply that if the neighbor had not intervened that the abuse would have continued. Its a shame that he will be judged only on what he did and not what he intended to do. I wish the neighbor would have beat his ass.

  9. AGodinez Beatriz
    Jun 14, 2012

    they call this playing!, this is not a play, that are devil inspired words, this is a evil act that this scumbag planned in his evil mind inorder to cause toruture, pain and suffering to this poor, little, innocent, indefense and fragiles child, it seems the little angel in great suffering, even maybe having heart strokes…, is in terrible pain, and someone here says the child has a dissability!, I'm so angry, and if he dare to cross the border in order to scape, I be waiting for him, here I give him a lesson of what is a play in the dessert….. shit scumbag!