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Father charged after belt whipping
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A father faces child abuse charges after he allegedly whipped his children with a belt, leaving marks on them that were found by police when an officer arrived.The child abuse charges, however, were not the only charges leveled against James Nathan Turner, 34, when police arrived at his Asbury Apartment residence as the discovery of meth lab components also brought narcotics charges.Police went to the Turner home to investigate a report a child had been abused. When they arrived, they found Turner’s son and daughter, both under the age of 12, with marks on several parts of their bodies.“The girl said she was whipped with a belt on the back of her legs and on her left forearm,” recalled McMinnville police officer Bobby Hammond in his warrant against Turner. “The boy stated he was hit on his back and face.