OAN’s Abril Elfi
6:08 PM – Wednesday, May 15, 2024
A school principal was arrested on May 11th after choking and whipping a young student with a belt. He also slapped the child in the face, which was all recorded on a surveillance video.
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He continued to physically assault and hold the student against his will for more than an hour in a classroom.
Soon after, authorities from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a phone call regarding a “physical disturbance between a student and the principal.”
The school principal was then placed under arrest on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under the age of thirteen, according to the police.
The principal, Dontay Akeem Prophet, 33, worked at Destiny Leadership Academy, a…
