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Behind the Aegis

(53,921 posts)
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:06 PM Jan 2019

'Gay' 10-year-old's sister details extreme torture their parents inflicted before his death

A judge unsealed grand jury transcripts earlier this week in a case about the death of a 10-year-old boy whose parents allegedly tortured and killed him after he came out.

Earlier this year, Anthony Avalos died after what investigators described as years of torture at the hands of his mother, Heather Barron, and her boyfriend, Kareem Leiva.

The director of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) said that Anthony had “said he liked boys” in the weeks leading up to his death.

The prosecution’s case involves both physical evidence and witness testimony. Assistant district attorney Jonathan Hatami told the grand jury about the coroner’s report, which found injuries all over Anthony’s body.

“There were injuries to Anthony’s side and his hip area, both his left hip and his right hip, and his arms, and even injuries to his feet,” Hatami said. There were also abrasions to his knees, circular marks on his stomach and torso, and bruises on his face, and blunt force trauma to Anthony’s brain and his body.

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'Gay' 10-year-old's sister details extreme torture their parents inflicted before his death (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jan 2019 OP
That poor little boy--only 10 years old, and being tortured by his mom. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2019 #1
I am sick too. Too much of this happens still. I bow my head in peaceful thoughts for this ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #3
This is who they're talking about Jarqui Jan 2019 #2
horrific tragedy that did not receive enough media attention AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #4
Lock those monsters up and throw away the key. Initech Jan 2019 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,525 posts)
1. That poor little boy--only 10 years old, and being tortured by his mom.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:23 PM
Jan 2019

I am sick to read this, but it's so important that these stories come out so we can face what is going on behind closed doors.

SWBTATTReg

(22,077 posts)
3. I am sick too. Too much of this happens still. I bow my head in peaceful thoughts for this ...
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:05 PM
Jan 2019

child. How horrible. Words just fail me...

Jarqui

(10,122 posts)
2. This is who they're talking about
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:50 PM
Jan 2019


Horrific what they did to him.

I hope they throw away the key on these despicable creatures who did this to him.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
4. horrific tragedy that did not receive enough media attention
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:52 PM
Jan 2019

I just can’t wrap my head around how these tortures have been going on for a while unnoticed...Neighbors, school, doctor, etc.? Seems like a systematic failure; the state was not able to protect the child from monsters.
And by the way, to those people who think Kevin Hart did enough to apologize for his ‘joke’ on violence against gay children - always remember Anthony Avalos. People like hart collecively contributed to this and other incidents normalizing violence against lgbt children. I don’t even know what’s worse this or a suicide (9 y.o. boy): https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/27/denver-elementary-student-suicide/amp/

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