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Florida father arrested for beating alleged molester
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Published: October 26, 2009
DAVIE - The father of a 3-year-old allegedly molested by a family friend may get a harsher penalty than the alleged offender police say he and a neighbor severely beat.
Thirty-eight-year-old Luke Petruschke was so badly hurt in the weekend attack he had to be placed in a medically induced coma. Police say 27-year-old Manuel Vega and a friend tried to make it look like he was in a car accident.
The boy's grandmother says Vega is a good dad who just "lost it."
If he recovers, police say Petruschke will face charges of lewd and lascivious molestation.
Vega and 43-year-old Krish Carter were being held without bond on attempted murder charges.
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