A couple in Beaver County is facing charges after police say they admitted to waterboarding a 12-year-old girl as punishment.

The Beaver County Times reports that Dion Stevens, 34, and Malisa Stevens, 41, were charged Wednesday in connection with the incident, which occurred in April.

Police learned through a ChildLine report that a 12-year-old girl was being "physically abused" by Dion and Malisa Stevens, according to the report.

The girl told police in an interview that she dragged into a basement by Dion and Malisa Stevens, bound to a chair by packing tape, and had rags shoved into her mouth. Dion and Malisa Stevens then put a wet towel over the child's face, tilted her backward so that her feet lifted off the ground and poured a bucket of cold water onto her, police said.

The Beaver Times reports that, according to the police report, Dion and Malisa Stevens "openly admitted" that they tried to "waterboard" the child as a form of punishment.

They also reportedly told police they learned about waterboarding "through a movie."

Dion and Malisa Stevens are charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment.