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Paedophile beaten unconscious by child's father handed 25 year prison sentence | Paedophile beaten unconscious by child's father handed 25 year prison sentence |
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A man who was beaten by the father of a child he was caught sexually abusing has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. | A man who was beaten by the father of a child he was caught sexually abusing has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. |
Raymond Frolander, from Daytona Beach, Florida, was beaten until he was unconscious and left with clear facial injuries after he was found abusing the 11-year-old boy last year. | Raymond Frolander, from Daytona Beach, Florida, was beaten until he was unconscious and left with clear facial injuries after he was found abusing the 11-year-old boy last year. |
The father called police after administering his own punishment. | The father called police after administering his own punishment. |
Frolander, who was 18 at the time, was found by officers lying in a pool of his own blood. | Frolander, who was 18 at the time, was found by officers lying in a pool of his own blood. |
According to a 911 recording, the unnamed father told the operator: "I just walked in and found a grown man molesting (my child) and I got him in a bloody puddle for you right now. | |
"Send an ambulance. He is going to need one." | "Send an ambulance. He is going to need one." |
The father ended the call by saying: “I did whatever I got a right to do, except I didn’t kill him.” | The father ended the call by saying: “I did whatever I got a right to do, except I didn’t kill him.” |
Frolander was charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12. | Frolander was charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12. |
Speaking to investigators after the attack, the child said that he had been playing games with friends at the property; however, once those friends had left, Frolander began to sexually assault him. | Speaking to investigators after the attack, the child said that he had been playing games with friends at the property; however, once those friends had left, Frolander began to sexually assault him. |
The child also said that this had not been an isolated incident, and that Frolander had been abusing him since the age of eight. | The child also said that this had not been an isolated incident, and that Frolander had been abusing him since the age of eight. |
According to Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood, Frolander was "almost like a family member" to his alleged victim and he had groomed his target for a period of time, having sex with the victim on multiple occasions. | |
The father was not charged with any crime. | The father was not charged with any crime. |
Chitwood said the man was just "acting like a dad", and he didn’t see anything to charge him with. | |
Asked whether he had any issues with the father’s actions, Chitwood said: "Not as a police chief and not as a father." | Asked whether he had any issues with the father’s actions, Chitwood said: "Not as a police chief and not as a father." |
Frolander took a deal to prevent a mandatory life sentence. However he will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life and will have to wear a GPS monitor upon his release, NBC News affiliate Wesh reported. | Frolander took a deal to prevent a mandatory life sentence. However he will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life and will have to wear a GPS monitor upon his release, NBC News affiliate Wesh reported. |
After the sentence, the father told reporters at the station: "He's going to learn in the next 25 years why I let him live." | After the sentence, the father told reporters at the station: "He's going to learn in the next 25 years why I let him live." |
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