California: A Hispanic water agency director has been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after a neighbour shot and posted an online video of him whipping his stepson with a belt while playing catch

Imperial Irrigation District Director Anthony Sanchez, 34, has been arrested on $100,000 bond according to Sheriff's Lt. Scott Sheppeard after being caught hitting the child with a belt in one hand and a baseball glove in the other. In the video uploaded to YouTube, the stepfather's seen repeatedly beating the boy, even knocking him to the ground, before stepping back to wait for him to toss the ball back which he drops. After a long stall by the boy who stands frozen in place, the man returns to him - a glove on one hand and a belt in the other - hitting him once again. The boy can be seen physically upset, holding his body.