Jaime Javier Amogueafonseca, 32, was detained by officers from the Tampa Police Department on January 12 and charged with aggravated child abuse (torture), authorities said.
A Florida man was arrested on Sunday after being accused of intentionally holding a lit cigar to a teenager's back as part of a religious ritual.
The teenager told officers that he was not a willing participant in the ceremony, which was taking place in the living room of his family home, with multiple devotees standing in a circle. "The defendant and victim do not live together and are not related. The defendant is a friend of the victim's mother and was present due to the ceremony being held at her residence."
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