Woman arrested for allegedly whipping teenager with a belt, causing “major” wound

IDAHO FALLS — A 43-year-old female was charged pinch a felony aft a 17-year-old reported she had been beaten pinch a belt.

Alejandra Adriana Molina-Perez was charged pinch felony wounded to a child, misdemeanor wounded to a kid and misdemeanor usurpation of a home unit protection order.

On Saturday, astir 6:50 p.m., an Idaho Falls Police serviceman was dispatched to a location aft a study of kid abuse.

According to tribunal documents, nan reporting statement stated they had received emails from nan 17-year-old victim.

The emails from nan unfortunate said Molina-Perez “dragged maine wrong by my hair, she collapsed my (expletive) claw clip and past slammed m(e) connected nan (expletive) sofa pinch each her unit by my hairsbreadth and proceeded to (expletive) return her loop and virtually hit maine w it…i person a BIG a** bruise connected my limb bro…”

The unfortunate besides sent photos of nan injuries. Police reports opportunity “of awesome interest is simply a ample contusion connected her precocious near arm” that stretched from “the bottommost (of) nan enarthrosis to nan mediate triceps area.”

The coiled was a “black and purple colour covering a ample information of her skin.” There were besides reportedly “several different contusions connected (the victim’s) body, including different ample group crossed her little back/torso to nan thigh/waist area.”

Officers besides learned location was an progressive no-contact bid against Molina-Perez that was protecting nan unfortunate and her family. Molina-Perez was not expected to beryllium astatine nan victim’s home.

When they arrived astatine nan victim’s home, officers were told Molina-Perez and nan unfortunate were not there.

They past sewage a telephone from nan reporting party, who said she received different email from nan victim, saying she was astatine nan location pinch Molina-Perez but “had been told to beryllium quiet because nan constabulary were present.”

Eventually, Molina-Perez and nan unfortunate came retired of a backmost bedroom, and officers, on pinch kid protective services, began to behaviour interviews pinch everyone astatine nan home.

According to nan victim, Molina-Perez was astatine nan location erstwhile she arrived connected Thursday night, and nan 2 began arguing.

Molina-Perez reportedly “grabbed her by nan backmost of her hairsbreadth to propulsion her wrong of nan residence.” She past took her to nan backmost of nan sofa wrong nan surviving room, took disconnected a belt, and “grabbed it by nan buckle and utilized it to whip (the victim).”

Child protective services took photos of nan injuries, and constabulary interviewed nan victim’s guardian. He told constabulary he was successful his chamber pinch different kid but said he “was not alert of immoderate beingness altercation betwixt (the victim) and (Molina-Perez).”

Later, he admitted to constabulary that nan commotion “woke him up and that location was a loop involved.” He told constabulary nan sound of nan loop woke him up.

According to constabulary reports, different kid successful nan location later told nan serviceman he had seen Molina-Perez “standing complete (the victim), hold(ing) nan belt, and whipping her.” The kid said it was “upsetting and happens frequently” and said he, too, had been deed pinch a loop by Molina-Perez.

Officers past said to Molina-Perez, who only speaks Spanish, truthful different serviceman was asked to translate. According to police, Molina-Perez said she yelled and “berated” nan unfortunate during an argument.

She admitted to grabbing nan victim’s hairsbreadth and threatening her pinch a belt. She told constabulary she “whipped nan loop but struck nan broadside of nan furnishings wherever (the victim) was sitting.”

Molina-Perez was past arrested and booked into nan Bonneville County Jail. An bid of removal was obtained for nan 2 children successful nan home, and they were fixed to Child Protective Services for emergency placement.

Molina-Perez was booked connected a enslaved of $25,000 and a no-contact bid was issued. She is expected to look for a preliminary proceeding connected June 12.

If convicted, she could look up to 12 years successful situation and $61,000 successful fines.

Though Molina-Perez has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean she committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.