A father in Texas may face charges in the death of a man he says was abusing his daughter.
The man, who has not been named, in order to keep his 4-year-old daughter’s name protected, told police that the family was at a social gathering on Saturday when the girl went inside the family’s home in Shiner, Texas.
The Huffington Post reports that Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon stated that the father caught a 47-year-old man, who is a family acquaintance, attempting to molest his daughter. He allegedly punched the man in the head until he died.
Harmon stated, according to CNN, when asked if the Sheriff’s department would press charges, that:
“You have a right to defend your daughter. He acted in defense of his third person. Once the investigation is completed we will submit it to the district attorney who then submits it to the grand jury, who will decide if they will indict him.”
The deceased man’s name has not been released, pending notification of his family, according to CNN. Harmon also noted that the girl’s father was “very remorseful” about the killing, not knowing that the injuries would lead to his death.
The Long Island Press notes Harmon reported the investigation, including toxicology reports, will take about six weeks to complete. Once they receive the results back, the police will submit their findings about the case to the district attorney, who will then submit it to the grand jury to see if the father will face charges in the killing.
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What remain questionable is the fact that the father although tending to a heinous crime is whether he took the law into his own hands when striking the man? Had the situation being instead of a child being molested but that of a child being called names by a stranger and the father reacting by murdering that same man one would be compelled to wonder if the father had gone to unnecessary and extraordinary lengths?
Does the nature of the transgression inform us as a society whether it is now fine for one to take the law into their own hands?
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/06/father-beats-man-to-death-who-molested-his-4-year-old-daughter-is-now-a-hero/
I don't know a man who would react any differently.
Oh I hate how you posted this
I really really am upset that you put this up. It just goes to show how blind you are.
I think that the man who got beat to death deserved it. How many times does this happen to young girls and there is no justice for them, and no one there to protect them. In this case the father did what he had to do to protect his daughter. If I found someone molesting a young girl I would beat them to death with my bare hands too. This whole incident brings to light how much we as a country and community need to protect the children in it, media has reinforced the sexualization of women and children so much that these types of occurrences have become all too common. As for the man who got beat to death after trying to molest the young girl may he rot in hell for eternity, no one who commits such heinous acts deserves to be walking around in our communities with our children or walking for that matter.
Yeah, if you want to get rid of someone, just kill them so they cannot speak, then accuse them of molesting you or your children and you will be made out to be a hero, just like in this case.
I can understand punching the man a couple times to show you are angry, but this man knew the offender, so he could've saved his daughter, called the police, and let them do the rest, but, he took the law into his own hands and murdered a man. That is wrong!
Everybody here and around the world are just assuming what he said is 100% true, and we do not know that. Like said above, he could've just killed the man then claimed the offender was molesting his child.
I guess everyone would also think this sick individual is also a hero?
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STFU not our fault your husband is a pussy and wouldn't do that
the father should have beat that sick bitch to death,, becos justice system would not have done anything, he may have gotten 5 yrs if we are lucky, and he would have done it again, just like all the other molesters. only in the USA can you go free aft molesting a child.I would have done the same thing. God Bless that father.