A father in Daytona Beach, Florida, called
911 early Friday morning to report that when he found someone sexually
abusing his 11-year-old son, he beat the assailant until he was "nice
and knocked out" for police to apprehend.
So far, the father is not facing any charges.
CNN affiliate CFN 13 asked Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood whether he had any issue with the father's reaction Friday.
Chitwood responded, "Not as a police chief and not as a father."
The father's identity and
that of his son were not released to protect the identity of the minor
as an alleged sexual abuse victim.
The father, who sounds
collected but enraged during the 911 call, told Volusia County emergency
dispatch that 18-year-old Raymond Frolander was close to the family and
was in the apartment while the father was out.
The father says that when
he got home, the look on Frolander's face made him think something was
wrong. The father says Frolander's pants fell down to his ankles "and
nothing else needed to be said" when he saw exposed genitals.
According to the charging
affivadit, the 11-year-old victim told authorities that Frolander had
performed oral sex on him and instructed the boy to fondle him. The
document says the boy told authorities that Frolander began abusing him a
few years ago. It also says Frolander told police, "I'm guilty."
When the 911 dispatcher
asked the father whether he used weapons to knock out Frolander, the
father told the dispatcher, "my fist and my foot.
"The father explained
that Frolander was breathing, but not speaking, "in a puddle of blood"
on the floor "and I loved him up until 15 minutes ago."
At times, the dad is heard talking to the suspect, at one point saying, "You are damn lucky, boy, that I love my God."
When Daytona Beach
police officers arrived, according to the charging affidavit, they saw
Frolander "laying motionless on the living room floor with several knots
on his face and bleeding from his mouth." He was treated and released
from a hospital before he was questioned.
Frolander faces a charge of sexual battery of a child and was in the Volusia County Jail late Friday. He had no bond.
Chitwood said that the 18-year-old was like a family member to the boy, "and the father acted as a father should act."
Chitwood told CFN 13
that it's not unusual for young victims to be afraid to report sexual
abuse because they feel threatened or fear that they will get in
trouble.
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