Hillary Adams, now 23 years of age, posted a 2004 video of her father, a Texas judge, beating her on the Internet. Hillary Adams states that violence was a regular occurrence in her family home.
"It did happen regularly, for a period of time, and I could tell, because of the pattern, that things were escalating again," Hillary Adams, now 23, said on NBC's "Today." She said she left her video camera on her dresser recording and covered its light with a scarf in order to capture the video.
Her father, Aransas County, Texas, Court-At-Law Judge William Adams, faces a police investigation and a judicial probe after the graphic video surfaced of him striking his then-16-year-old daughter repeatedly while cursing at her and berating her.
Additionally, last Wednesday, Judge Adams was temporarily relieved of his judicial duties for the next two weeks. According to the office of Aransas County Administrative Judge Burt Mills, a visiting judge will take over his caseload while the matter is being investigated.
In an interview with KZTV outside his Rockport, Texas, home Wednesday, Adams confirmed to a reporter that he was the man beating his daughter with a belt and a board on the video.
From an Orange County divorce lawyer's perspective, this is some damaging footage for this Texas judge beating his daughter. To me, the footage does not appear to be simply a way to "discipline" the child as stated by the father. You can see in the footage that he repeatedly beats her and curses at her non-stop.
Whatever your situation may be, whether it be as disturbing as what transpired in the Adams home back in 2004, beating your child to a pulp is simply not acceptable.
For more information, contact an Orange County divorce lawyer.
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