A Palm Beach Gardens woman didn’t believe a 15-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted, despite a man telling police he’d raped her.

That’s why the woman hit the teen with an electrical cord Thursday, leaving welts and bruises on the girl’s arms and back, the woman told an investigator.

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Catalina Feliciano, 36, is facing a child-abuse charge, records show. She reportedly beat the girl just days after the girl’s accused rapist, Fausto Perez-Gonzalez, 32, was arrested.

Perez-Gonzalez of Palm Beach Gardens told police he had sex with the girl at least twice, including once while she was asleep. The girl’s mother told investigators she and another resident work nights, sometimes leaving Perez-Gonzalez at home alone with the girl and another child.

Police records do not indicate the girl’s relationship with either Feliciano or Perez-Gonzalez.

A Florida Department of Children and Families investigator learned about the physical abuse Friday while investigating the sexual-assault case.

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The investigator asked the girl about the marks on her arms and back. The girl told the investigator Feliciano hit her with an electrical cord because the woman blames her for the sexual assault.

The investigator confronted Feliciano about the marks. The woman told the investigator she’d hit the girl because she was angry and felt betrayed the girl didn’t tell her about the assault.

Feliciano blames the girl for the assault, saying the girl consented to sexual intercourse.

However, under Florida law, the girl is not old enough to give consent. No one under the age of 16 can give consent under any circumstances, according to state statutes.

Feliciano was released from the Palm Beach County Jail on a $3,000 bond hours after she was booked. Perez-Gonzalez spent three days in jail before being released on a $100,000 bond, records show.