Weak as can be, you know? Weak as can be, you know? he said. Court records say Bourgeois repeatedly beat the young girl and punched her in the face, whipped her with an electrical cord and beat her with a belt so hard that it broke. ___Associated Press writer Colleen Long contributed to this report. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.
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