An LAPD officer is accused of beating a young relative because the child had poor grades and was behaving badly, prosecutors said.
Daniel Hun Chun, 39, (pictured) allegedly hit the teen repeatedly with a variety of household items on March 13, "leaving welts and bruises," according to a statement released by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
He was charged with one felony count of child abuse and one felony count of corporal injury on a child and faces up to six years in state prison.
The police department was notified of the assault after a school counselor noticed the child’s injuries.
Chun was released from custody on $100,000 bail and is set to appear in court May 6.
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Chun lives in Fullerton and has been an LAPD officer for five years, most recently assigned to the West Traffic Division.
