A judge ordered Miami-Dade Officer Raymond Rosario to stay away from his daughter and her mother in court on Tuesday morning.
According to court documents, Rosario hit his 14-year-old daughter with a belt, slapped her and punched her in the face after he recieved a call from her school saying she disrespected her teacher.
Rosario’s attorney Eric Padron said the order is standard.
Rosario is charged with felony child abuse. He has pleaded not guilty.
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In front of a judge on Tuesday morning will be a Miami Police officer who was caught on video beating his daughter inside her own school.
Raymond Rosario turned himself in last month after video surfaced of the March 19th incident at Pinecrest Cove Preparatory Academy.
The footage showed him shove the 14-year-old girl, pull her hair, and hitting her with a belt. According to a police report, the video also showed him punch the teen in the face twice.
Rosario, 44, was called to the school after a teacher complained that his daughter had been disrespectful.
He has pled not guilty to a charge of child abuse and is suspended from the department while the incident is being investigated.
Video Shows Miami-Dade Officer Beat Daughter Inside Her School
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By Jessi Minneci