Prosecutors declined to press charges against a father who severely beat an accused pedophile found naked in a room with his two toddlers.
Spotsylvania County police responded to a call about a disturbance in a home outside of Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday. When they arrived, 60-year-old Mark Stanley was found badly beaten in what authorities called a “chaotic scene.” The police released a photograph of Stanley’s grotesquely swollen face.
According to a police press release, Stanley, from North Carolina, had been staying with family members for the holiday season. Early in the morning on Sunday, the father of the two toddlers, ages 2 and 3, went to check on the children and found Stanley naked from the waist down in the children’s bedroom.
When the father confronted him, Stanley pushed him out of the room and locked the door, forcing the father to break down the door to free the children.
After breaking down the door, the father beat Stanley, eventually grabbing a gun. The father of the two toddlers had Stanley at gunpoint when police opened the door. He dropped his weapon after authorities entered the home.
Stanely was hospitalized for his “severe injuries” and then taken to jail. Authorities charged him with two counts of indecent liberties and one count of domestic assault. The two children were also taken to the hospital for an evaluation following the incident.
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s department chose not to press charges against the father. Stanley is being held without bond while awaiting his hearing.
