Former cop John Patrick Bailey, 46, and Jacqueline Michelle Bailey, 45, are accused of keeping the girl from food and sleep, beating her and making her stand in a bucket of bleach.
By Lee Moran / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 11:24 AM
John and Jacqueline Bailey were arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse for allegedly starving and beating an 11-year-old girl who weighed a mere 40 pounds at the time of her rescue.
A Florida couple starved an 11-year-old girl in their care until she weighed just 40 pounds as part of a sickening campaign of abuse, police said.
Former cop John Patrick Bailey, 46, and Jacqueline Michelle Bailey, 45, of Tavares are accused of keeping her from eating — by locking refrigerators shut — until she looked like a 4-years-old.
The Tavares High School teaching assistant and his wife also allegedly made her stand in buckets of bleach, giving her severe chemical burns on her feet and ankles, at their Lake County home.
Cops also say the couple beat her naked body with Bailey’s police belt, a ruler and a table-tennis paddle — and made her do jumping jacks if she fell asleep before midnight.
“She probably looks to be 4, 5 or 6 years old to the average person when in fact she is 11,” Children and Families spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner told WESH.com.
“I can’t say who reported this abuse but I will tell you without a doubt that this individual or individuals probably saved her life.”
The duo was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. They have now been released on bond and Bailey has been suspended from his job.
Their alleged victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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RELEASED ON BOND??????? WHAT IDIOT JUDGE DID THAT?