Florida man arrested after allegedly assaulting boy, 5, to ‘beat the gay’ out of him

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsFlorida man arrested after allegedly assaulting boy, 5, to ‘beat the gay’ out of him‘This was a brutal and hateful attack on a defenseless child,’ Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd saidGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 06 May 2026 22:41 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971850","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-man-arrested-abuse-boy-b2971850.html","title":"Florida man arrested after allegedly assaulting boy, 5, to ‘beat the gay’ out of him"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-58060","index":0}Andre Brown Jr, 33, of Davenport, Florida, is facing aggravated child abuse and resisting arrest charges after he allegedly tried to 'beat the gay' out of a 5-year-old boy in his care (Polk County Sheriff's Office)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to recei...