Alorton man charged with beating his 5-year-old daughter

A 45-year-old Alorton father has been charged with abusing his juvenile daughter.

DaShannon Townsend of 203 Graystone was charged with aggravated battery in relation to the beating of his 5-year-old daughter.

The school the girl attends placed a DCFS hotline call. Alorton Police Chief Dave Clark said the initial call regarding the abuse case came into the Alorton Police Department at 1:13 p.m. Thursday.

“DCFS was contacted by the school and we were contacted by the DCFS. They sent a worker to our department. Our officer went with them to 203 B. Graystone to check on allegations that a 5-year old child had been abused,” Clark said.

Alorton Detective Sgt. Marcus Smith handled the investigation and took to the state’s attorney’s office, Clark said.

This story was originally published October 15, 2018 at 1:40 PM.