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Paedophile beaten unconscious by child's father handed 25 year prison sentence Paedophile beaten unconscious by child's father handed 25 year prison sentence
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A man who was beaten by the father of a child he was caught sexually abusing has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.A man who was beaten by the father of a child he was caught sexually abusing has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Raymond Frolander, from Daytona Beach, Florida, was beaten until he was unconscious and left with clear facial injuries after he was found abusing the 11-year-old boy last year.Raymond Frolander, from Daytona Beach, Florida, was beaten until he was unconscious and left with clear facial injuries after he was found abusing the 11-year-old boy last year.
The father called police after administering his own punishment.The father called police after administering his own punishment.
Frolander, who was 18 at the time, was found by officers lying in a pool of his own blood.Frolander, who was 18 at the time, was found by officers lying in a pool of his own blood.
According to a 911 recording, the unnamed father told the operator: "I just walked in and found a frown man molesting (my child) and I got him in a bloody puddle for you right now. According to a 911 recording, the unnamed father told the operator: "I just walked in and found a grown man molesting (my child) and I got him in a bloody puddle for you right now.
"Send an ambulance. He is going to need one.""Send an ambulance. He is going to need one."
The father ended the call by saying: “I did whatever I got a right to do, except I didn’t kill him.”The father ended the call by saying: “I did whatever I got a right to do, except I didn’t kill him.”
Frolander was charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.Frolander was charged with sexual battery on a victim under 12.
Speaking to investigators after the attack, the child said that he had been playing games with friends at the property; however, once those friends had left, Frolander began to sexually assault him.Speaking to investigators after the attack, the child said that he had been playing games with friends at the property; however, once those friends had left, Frolander began to sexually assault him.
The child also said that this had not been an isolated incident, and that Frolander had been abusing him since the age of eight.The child also said that this had not been an isolated incident, and that Frolander had been abusing him since the age of eight.
According to Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood. Jimmie Flynt, Frolander was "almost like a family member" to his alleged victim and he had groomed his target for a period of time, having sex with the victim on multiple occasions. According to Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood, Frolander was "almost like a family member" to his alleged victim and he had groomed his target for a period of time, having sex with the victim on multiple occasions.
The father was not charged with any crime.The father was not charged with any crime.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said the man was just "acting like a dad", and he didn’t see anything to charge him with. Chitwood said the man was just "acting like a dad", and he didn’t see anything to charge him with.
Asked whether he had any issues with the father’s actions, Chitwood said: "Not as a police chief and not as a father."Asked whether he had any issues with the father’s actions, Chitwood said: "Not as a police chief and not as a father."
Frolander took a deal to prevent a mandatory life sentence. However he will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life and will have to wear a GPS monitor upon his release, NBC News affiliate Wesh reported.Frolander took a deal to prevent a mandatory life sentence. However he will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life and will have to wear a GPS monitor upon his release, NBC News affiliate Wesh reported.
After the sentence, the father told reporters at the station: "He's going to learn in the next 25 years why I let him live."After the sentence, the father told reporters at the station: "He's going to learn in the next 25 years why I let him live."