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SouthBayDem

(32,037 posts)
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:20 PM Apr 15

Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter

Source: AP

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions, including hitting her in the head with a broom and knocking her unconscious.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said it filed charges against both parents of endangering the welfare of a child.

Marty Small also was charged with making terroristic threats; aggravated assault, and simple assault. La’Quetta Small was additionally charged with three separate counts of simple assault.

The prosecutor’s office said in a news release that “the defendants physically and emotionally abused their 15/16-year-old-daughter on multiple occasions” in December 2023 and January 2024.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/atlantic-city-mayor-marty-small-child-abuse-e9466f74340ef6094986a78db72b77d2

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Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter (Original Post) SouthBayDem Apr 15 OP
Democrat.... Karadeniz Apr 15 #1
"a private family matter, including the challenges that Mayor Small and his wife have dealt with raising a teenage daug Demovictory9 Apr 15 #2
WTH SARose Apr 15 #5
Expect Faux Noise machine to be on this 24/7 GreenWave Apr 15 #3
It Gets Better DET Apr 15 #4
🙁🤨wrong on so many levels 😓 onetexan Apr 15 #7
Since Philly covers South Jersey's media market BumRushDaShow Apr 15 #6
"LaQuetta Small, who is Atlantic City's superintendent of schools, is accused of punching her daughter multiple times... riversedge Apr 15 #8
Well it's good there's apprently evidence to Cha Apr 16 #9
fucking disgusting Skittles Apr 16 #10

Demovictory9

(32,459 posts)
2. "a private family matter, including the challenges that Mayor Small and his wife have dealt with raising a teenage daug
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:29 PM
Apr 15

“a private family matter, including the challenges that Mayor Small and his wife have dealt with raising a teenage daughter,”

SARose

(249 posts)
5. WTH
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:48 PM
Apr 15

We raised a teenage daughter without assaulting her or knocking her unconscious. WTH is this child still in the home?

Yes, I had a 14 year old eye rolling, lip smacking, door slamming, back talking entitled princess. She was a handful. My Mother laughed her ass off.

We talked, we grounded, we explained and we waited patiently for her to mature. She’s in her 50’s now. Mother to two sons and a daughter.

Yes, we laughed our asses off from time-to-time, too.😉

DET

(1,323 posts)
4. It Gets Better
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:42 PM
Apr 15

Who does this?

LaQuetta Small, who is Atlantic City’s superintendent of schools, is accused of punching her daughter multiple times in the chest, leaving bruises, and punching her in the mouth during a separate argument

BumRushDaShow

(129,157 posts)
6. Since Philly covers South Jersey's media market
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 08:12 PM
Apr 15

that was all on the news here today.

I don't know what it is about Atlantic City but the legal issues of the mayors (and other political figures there) goes back at least a century (see "Boardwalk Empire" ). I don't think one has ever been "clean".

riversedge

(70,248 posts)
8. "LaQuetta Small, who is Atlantic City's superintendent of schools, is accused of punching her daughter multiple times...
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 11:54 PM
Apr 15

The mother is no prize either. I see nothing about them seeking outside help-with a parenting group or counselor etc.




...........LaQuetta Small, who is Atlantic City’s superintendent of schools, is accused of punching her daughter multiple times in the chest, leaving bruises, and punching her in the mouth during a separate argument. LaQuetta Small also is accused of dragging her daughter by the hair, and striking her with a belt on her shoulders, leaving marks, according to the prosecutor’s office............

Cha

(297,339 posts)
9. Well it's good there's apprently evidence to
Tue Apr 16, 2024, 12:07 AM
Apr 16

back their daughter's case against them.

This is seriously bizarre!

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