Orange County man accused of waterboarding, torturing wife for hours

A 36-year-old Newport Beach man has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours.

Richard David Schlosser II was arrested in January for the violence against his 65-year-old wife, but new details are becoming public as the case moves forward.

Schlosser is accused of punching, kicking and beating his wife for six hours, reports the Los Angeles Times. He allegedly put a towel down her throat, waterboarded her, beat her with a candelabra, and cut her with scissors.

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She was hospitalized for her injuries after the January arrest, reports the Times.

Photo: Orange County District Attorneys Office Richard David Schlosser, 36, is facing multiple felony counts for...

At the time of the arrest, Schlosser was also facing felony charges in Riverside County for a separate domestic violence incident from 2016. He was out on bail.

Schlosser has been charged with torture, corporal injury on a spouse, false imprisonment and criminal threats, reports the Times. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts.

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He is being held on a $2.05 million bail, according to jail records. His next court appearance is set for August 24.

If convicted, he could receive a life sentence.

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