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Man allegedly used wire scrub to clean boy
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Posted on Apr 05 2006
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.
Patrick Amon, 31, was charged with child abuse. He is a relative of the victim, police said.
During a hearing yesterday, Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman imposed a $5,000 cash bail for Amon’s temporary liberty and set the preliminary hearing for April 12.
Detective Patrick Earl Maanao stated in his report that photographs of the boy’s body show scratches on his face, stomach, and legs.
Maanao said the boy’s face seemed like the skin had been peeled off.
Maanao said that, on March 28, the boy had arrived at the house between 6:30pm to 7:30pm and was very dirty.
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.
The grandmother punched Amon on the arm to stop. She then told the defendant to leave the house.
