"According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the children told police Brown was angry at the boy for being gay and repeatedly slammed him to the ground. They also said he hit all three of them with a belt."
"Brown has been charged with child abuse with a hate crime enhancement and faces life in prison. He was also charged with resisting arrest."
"The 5-year-old victim suffered a fractured right wrist, a forehead contusion, and bruising across his stomach, back, arms, and legs."
"Sheriff Grady Judd called the incident a 'brutal and hateful attack on a defenseless child.' He stated, 'There is absolutely no excuse for it.'"
Andre Brown Jr., 33, was arrested for severely beating a 5-year-old boy because he believed the child was gay. A nine-year-old girl in his care alerted her mother about the abuse. Witnesses reported that Brown slammed the boy to the ground and used a belt on all three children. Brown admitted to wanting to 'beat the gay out of him.' He faces charges of child abuse with a hate crime enhancement and resisting arrest, with a history of violent offenses. The victim suffered multiple injuries.
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