A Washington state man is accused of waterboarding and repeatedly striking his 7-year-old daughter, authorities said.
Officers responded to a 7-Eleven in Lakewood on Sunday after a woman reported that her boyfriend, Matthew Farrar, 27, had waterboarded his daughter at the residence they shared, Lakewood Police and Pierce County prosecutors stated in court documents.
Farrar then allegedly dragged his daughter into the bathroom, "grabbed a red colored wash towel and wetted it with water." He filled an approximately 17-ounce plastic bottle with water, took C.F. and bent her over the bathtub, leaning her face up, and he held the water-soaked rag over her face, according to the documents.
"He slowly started pouring water onto the hand towel that was held on C.F.'s face, over her mouth and nose," the documents allege.
His girlfriend said she believed he poured water for approximately 15 to 20 seconds. She said she could hear the girl gagging, crying, and gasping for air while yelling, "I can't breathe," according to the documents.
