Atlantic City mayor, wife charged with abusing and assaulting teenage daughter

Published April 15, 2024 12:16 PM

By WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife LaQuetta have been charged with endangering and abusing their teenage daughter. Charges filed Monday by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office allege the mayor repeatedly hit his daughter in the head with a broom, knocking her out. He and his wife are also accused of repeatedly punching her. Small declined comment, referring inquiries to his lawyer, who said the charges do not involve any wrongdoing regarding Small’s job as mayor. But the lawyer would not comment on the allegations regarding the couple’s interactions with their daughter, who is now 16.

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