Father charged with choking daughter over nude Snapchat photos



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A Tennessee man is charged with child abuse after he reportedly admitted to hitting and choking his daughter when he found out she was posting nude photos to Snapchat.

Hamilton County deputies arrested Christian Amason, 45, on Sunday after his daughter reported the abuse to the police, according to WTVC.

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The 14-year-old girl told officers she was at home with her mother, Norma Amason, when they started to argue and her mother tried to spank her over pictures she had posted on the social media platform. When the girl wouldn't let her mother spank her, her father, Christian Amason, reportedly got involved.

WDEF reports that Christian began slapping the child with an open hand to her upper and lower body, allegedly "leaving red marks that will cause bruising." The teenager also said that her father then wrapped his hands around her throat, choking her.

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During police interviews with both of the parents, WDEF and WTVC report that the parents admit to spanking their daughter. Christian Amason was taken into custody for child abuse after he told officers he lost control of his anger, hit her and choked her, WTVC reports.