Florida man allegedly kills family's kittens in front of teenage daughter as form of punishment: officials

A Florida begetter was arrested this week for allegedly sidesplitting the family's kittens successful beforehand of his teenage girl arsenic a signifier of punishment, authorities said.

Bodycam video released by the Lee County Sheriff's Office shows deputies responding to a location successful Pine Manor aft receiving a study that a antheral was attempting to drown and onslaught a two-month-old kitten named Luna.

David Charette Jr., 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated carnal cruelty aft authorities accused him of sidesplitting 2 kittens and injuring a third.

Witnesses told deputies that Charette allegedly abused and killed the family's kittens successful beforehand of his teenage girl arsenic a signifier of punishment erstwhile she "acted up."

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Body camera footage shows David Charette Jr. speaking with Lee County deputies aft authorities responded to allegations of carnal cruelty astatine a location successful Pine Manor, Fla. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

Charette defended his attraction of Luna portion speaking with deputies successful the assemblage camera video.

"The feline is successful perfectly steadfast condition," Charette told deputies. "I person to springiness the feline a bath due to the fact that it soils itself successful the cage."

"It's covered successful crap and I person to springiness it a bath, and it cries, and she doesn't similar that," helium added.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the allegations involving Charette's girl made the lawsuit peculiarly disturbing.

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A 2-month-old kitten named Luna was taken to a section carnal infirmary for attraction and is recovering aft an alleged carnal cruelty incident, authorities said. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

"A girl says that erstwhile she acts up oregon erstwhile she's successful trouble, her begetter kills her kittens. This is sickening to me," Marceno told CBS affiliate WINK.

Investigators said they aboriginal learned Charette had allegedly killed 2 different kittens implicit the erstwhile year.

In June, Charette allegedly smothered a one-month-old kitten with a bleach-soaked rag, according to the sheriff's office.

In a abstracted incident, investigators said Charette allegedly killed a three-month-old kitten with a blow-dryer.

David Charette Jr., 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated carnal cruelty aft authorities accused him of sidesplitting 2 kittens and injuring a third. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities said some kittens had been buried successful the backyard, but investigators recovered lone 1 during a hunt of the property.

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Luna was taken to a section carnal infirmary for attraction and is recovering, according to the sheriff's office.