Kord Amon Huntley (Gatesville Police Department).
A man from Texas has been incarcerated for allegedly mistreating his young son after the child answered a math problem incorrectly during a homework session, according to Texas authorities.
Kord Amon Huntley, aged 34, faces allegations of inflicting intentional bodily harm on a child, as reported by the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office.
This incident reportedly unfolded earlier this month in Gatesville, a small town situated about 40 miles west of Waco.
On February 4, the child’s mother alerted authorities after her son disclosed that Huntley had been physically aggressive with him, as stated in documents obtained by the Waco-based Fox affiliate KWKT.
The boy recounted working on his homework the previous evening alongside his father, according to the legal documents.
While tackling a math assignment, the boy submitted an incorrect answer, which reportedly angered Huntley, according to the Gatesville Police Department. In the altercation that followed, Huntley allegedly grabbed the boy by the shoulders, resulting in the child falling and striking his back and head against a metal floor transition strip, police reported.
But the alleged attack did not end there.
The child said when he was on the ground, he felt his father grab him by the chin and push on his throat, according to the affidavit and complaint. All the while, the man screamed at the child, police said.
Eventually, the boy was released and told to finish his homework and then go to bed, according to the charging document. Immediately after the incident, the boy said he was scared, had trouble breathing, and was unable to speak due to the pressure applied to his throat, police claim.
The next day brought further difficulties for the child.
The morning after the alleged attack, the boy said his throat was dry and that later at school he had difficulty swallowing food because it became stuck in his throat, according to the complaint and affidavit.
After school, when his mom came to pick him up, the boy revealed what happened the night before, according to the charging document.
Police were called and described an observable injury on the child, so a forensic medical examination was requested and performed at McLane Children’s Medical Center in Temple. A forensic nurse at the hospital said bruising and abrasions were present on the child and likely the result of an assault, according to law enforcement.
Over the weekend, Huntley was arrested and detained in the Coryell County Jail where he remains with bond set at $30,000, records show.
As it turns out, this month’s incident was not the first time the defendant has been accused of harming a child.
In July 2021, Huntley and a woman were indicted in Coryell County on felony charges of injury to a child with intentional bodily injury for allegedly using a spoon and a stick to beat a 3-year-old, according to the Killeen Daily Herald.
“The victim stated that he had been hit with a wooden spoon and a stick,” an affidavit in that earlier case reads — adding that the child’s mother discovered “extensive, serious bruising and linear marks ranging from the victim’s lower back to upper thighs.”
In January 2023, Huntley was sentenced to six years of probation for that prior case, KWKT reports.
