YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The head of the York County Republican Party is facing charges related to neglecting a child.
Mark Benjamin Ignatowicz, 33, was arrested Monday and charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person.
The warrant said that during an interview with investigators, Ignatowicz admitted to spanking a child that was in his temporary and legal custody, to the point of “excess.” Officials said the incident happened at his home in March.
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Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said they showed Ignatowicz pictures of the child’s bruised bottom and he told them that he “had a day” and that “based off the picture he would agree it was excessive”.
Ignatowicz is being held at the Moss Justice Center in York County.
Channel 9 has reached out to the York County GOP for comment, but have not head back at this point.
No other details have been released.
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