Sam Malone (Ohio politician) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Samuel A. Malone Jr. is a businessman in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

. He served as a Cincinnati city councilmember from 2003-2005 and gained national prominence after being tried on domestic violence charges after disciplining his teenage son with a leather belt.

Early life and education

Malone grew up in the Cincinnati area, graduating from Western Hills High School

Western Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Western Hills High School is a high school located in the Western Hills area of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is part of the Cincinnati Public Schools district. The school was the location used to film Airborne, a movie filmed in the Cincinnati area....

. As a teenager, he constantly got into street fights until a local policeman mentored him. He served in the US Navy, trained in pugilism, and earned an associates degree from Vincennes University

Vincennes University

Vincennes University is a public university in Vincennes, Indiana, in the United States. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. Since 1889, VU has been a two-year university, although baccalaureate degrees in seven select areas are...

Career

He served as Cincinnati councilmember for two years. The negative press concerning the 2005 disclipine incident is believed to be a factor in his not being reelected. In 2007, he generated more controversy over a purchase of a $218,000 home on Lincoln Avenue from the city in 2005, despite being councilman at the time (as councilman he would have a vote in the approval of the purchase). US Bank was said to be initiating foreclosure proceedings. As of 2011, he heads the Urban Resources Group.

Allegations of domestic abuse

The then 11 year old son of his then-fiancée called the police after an argument where he allegedly struck and choked her.

2005 discipline incident

On May 14, 2005, after commanding his son to strip naked

Nudity

Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...

, Malone disciplined

Spanking

Spanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as...

his son for failing grades and misbehavior by striking his bared body repeatedly with a leather belt. Without the protection of clothing, the son developed extensive welts across his back, chest, stomach, legs and buttocks.

The son later put on his clothes and with a friend dialled 911, afraid to return home. A relative took the child to the hospital and Malone was arrested. The relative told news reporters that some of the welt

Welt

A welt is an alternative name for a wheal, a skin lesion. Welt may also refer to:* Die Welt, a German national newspaper* Welt , a part of a shoe* Welt , an album by ohGr* Welt, Germany...

s didn't subside until a month later. A report in the Cincinnati Enquirer stated one welt on his buttock disappeared only in December, more than six months later.

After Malone's arrest, he was tried for domestic violence

Domestic violence

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...

. The Cincinnati DA recused himself from the case, citing a conflict of interest since Malone was on the board at the time. The prosecution deemed that while Malone may have started with a spanking, he took it too far. The audio of the teen's 911 call and a news report showing the kid's injuries were aired nationally. Malone maintained that in the state of Ohio, he has a right to discipline his child anyway he saw fit, including spanking if necessary. He also maintained that the child resisted, causing the hits elsewhere than his buttocks. It was also stated that he took off his dress shirt for greater leverage and threatened to "beat the black off him". Malone was ultimately acquitted, but still sternly lectured by the judge.

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