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<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>14-year-old turned over a pair of videos to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 24, alleging they would reveal the abuse she experienced the night prior</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>Teen had installed security cameras in Florida bedroom to get proof of abuse after her allegations go ignored for years </strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>Damon Richard Becnel, 47, can be seen in the videos headbutting the girl, grabbing her by the hair and then throwing her against the wall</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>At one point, Becnel pulls out a knife while shouting expletive-laden threats toward the victim’s dog while she begged him to stop </strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>Becnel was arrested on Jan 2, and charged with one count of child abuse and one count of animal abuse.</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline"><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><span style="color: #332828;"><strong>Becnel was released on $4,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on February 4</strong></span></span></h6>
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<h6 data-page="1" data-item-type="depthscroll" data-item-id="depth_scroll_top" data-item-number="top"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-340695" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Damon-Richard-Becnel-3.png" alt="Damon Richard Becnel 3.png" width="671" height="409" /><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);">“I will cut this f&#8212;king god&#8212;n dog’s f&#8212;ing eyeballs out”: </span>Damon Richard Becnel was on video pulling out a knife and threatening his 14-year-old victim and her dog</strong></h6>
<p data-page="1" data-item-type="depthscroll" data-item-id="depth_scroll_top" data-item-number="top">When those around a Florida teen ignored her allegations of physical abuse, she took matters into her own hands and installed security cameras in her bedroom to get the proof she needed.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text);">Clips recorded by the 14-year-old resulted in the arrest of Damon Becnel on Jan. 2 and charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and animal cruelty, according to an arrest report released on Tuesday. The relationship between the two are unknown at this time.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">According to </span><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/14-year-girl-installs-cameras-record-proof-alleged/story?id=68269840" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC News</a><span style="color: var(--color-text);"> the girl turned over a pair of videos to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 24, alleging they would reveal the abuse she experienced the night prior.</span></p>
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<h6><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-340706" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Teen-14-recorded-her-abuse-in-her-home-1.png" alt="Teen, 14, recorded her abuse in her home 1" width="1338" height="788" /><strong>Becnel can be seen pulling out a knife and shouting expletive-laden threats toward the terrified victim’s dog</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-340705" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Teen-14-recorded-her-abuse-in-her-Florida-home-2.png" alt="Teen, 14, recorded her abuse in her Florida home 2" width="1371" height="790" /><strong>The suspect can be seen headbutting the teen, grabbing her by the hair and then throwing her against the wall</strong></span></h6>
<p><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The 47-year-old suspect can be seen in the videos headbutting the girl, grabbing her by the hair and then throwing her against the wall.<br />
At one point, Becnel can also be seen pulling out a knife and shouting expletive-laden threats toward the young girl’s dog.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">“I will cut this f&#8212;king god&#8212;n dog’s f&#8212;ing eyeballs out,” he shouted while the teen begged him to stop.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The girl’s mother, Allison Tringas, in an interview with </span><a href="https://weartv.com/news/local/mother-of-teen-who-captured-video-of-alleged-abuser-she-is-absolutely-my-hero" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WEAR</a><span style="color: var(--color-text);"> said her daughter had been attempting to report the abuse for years – but neither she nor the authorities believed her.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">“Nothing was done. Nothing has ever been done to help my daughter,” Tringas told the news station.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">“She absolutely knew that something bad was going to happen and nobody would believe her unless she had that on film.”</span></p>
<h6><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-340704" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Allison-Tringas-1.png" alt="Allison Tringas 1" width="1362" height="801" /><strong>The teen&#8217;s mother, Allison Tringas, [photo],</strong></span><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"> said she was “horrified” when she first watched clips but praised her daughter as a “strong” and “smart little girl”</span></strong></h6>
<p><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The mother said she was “horrified” when she first watched clips but praised her daughter as a “strong” and “smart little girl.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">“She is absolutely my hero. She is my hero,” Tringas told WEAR. “I would hate for justice not to be served and the system, again, to fail my precious daughter.”<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The victim&#8217;s mother does not have custody of the girl, who is now living with Becnel&#8217;s best friend.<br />
</span><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Damon Richard Becnel was arrested on January 2 after deputies watched videos brought to them by the victim. He was released Jan. 3 after posting $4,000 bond.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: var(--color-text);">He is scheduled to appear in court on February 4.</span></p>
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Florida teen, 14, installs security cameras in Florida bedroom to get proof of abuse after her allegations go ignored for years, by mom and child care officials
