PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida couple has been charged after authorities say a child in their care was found on Gulf Beach Highway.
The Pensacola News Journal reports 37-year-old Leslie Bailey and 33-year-old James Bailey were charged with offenses including child neglect.
An arrest report states a woman noticed a man trying to stop a young girl from going into traffic Sunday. News outlets report she told the woman she didn’t want to go home because the Baileys were mean to her.
The child allegedly told the woman the couple hit her with a whipping stick, and hit her on the bottom of her feet, causing blisters. A deputy noted the child’s feet were purple and had cuts on them, and her face was flush.
It’s unclear if the Baileys have lawyers.
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