Man charged after allegedly whipping teen girls
CHATTANOOGA – A Hamilton County man has been charged with two counts of child abuse after he allegedly whipped two teenage girls while they were showering.
Police responded to a child abuse complaint Wednesday, according to court documents. The 15- and 16-year-old girls said they returned home on the 2700 block of Taylor Street late Monday night and Victor Idlett, 41, whipped them individually. Specifically, the girls said he whipped them with an extension cord or vinyl cord while they were in the shower.
Police noted each girl had severe bruising on her hands, arms and legs. Idlett spoke with an investigator and denied whipping the girls in the shower and denied using an extension cord, but admitted to whipping them with a belt.
His next court appearance is on Sept. 27 before General Sessions Court Judge Clarence Shattuck.