Marty Small and his wife, a local school district superintendent, were charged with assaulting daughter ‘on multiple occasions’

The mayor of New Jersey’s Atlantic City, Marty Small, and his wife – the local school district superintendent – were charged on Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions, including hitting her in the head with a broom and knocking her unconscious.

The Atlantic county prosecutor’s office said it filed charges of endangering the welfare of a child against both parents.

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