Monitor Editor
STARKE— A man whom police arrested for whipping a child on Aug. 25, 2021, signed a pretrial intervention agreement with the State Attorney’s Office, allowing him to avoid prosecution if he meets the terms of the agreement.
According to an arrest report, Jorge Geovanni Aguilar, 36 was arrested after a juvenile told a Bradford deputy the defendant beat him with a folded belt and threatened to kill him.
“While speaking with (the victim) in the mother’s presence, (the victim) lifted his shirt and I observed a red abrasion in the shape of a folded belt right below his left shoulder blade, as well as a large red abrasion on the small of his back,” wrote arresting officer Brandon Whitehead in the report.
Whitehead added that Aguilar first denied striking the child and making threats.
“Upon further investigation,” Whitehead wrote, “Jorge admitted to spanking (the victim) but still denied making any threats to kill him.”
