SUNSET BEACH, N.C. — A man is facing misdemeanor child abuse charges after police say he held a girl’s head underwater at a North Carolina beach.
Sunset Beach Police say Christopher Lee was watching his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter when he forced her underwater multiple times.
Our partners at the Charlotte Observer learned through court documents that Lee allegedly did it out of anger, and as a punishment.
The girl’s mother is also charged with misdemeanor abuse.
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