A Texas father caught a man sexually assaulting his 4-year-old daughter and punched him in the head repeatedly, killing him, authorities said.

The father was casually acquainted with the alleged abuser, said Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon.
Neither has been publicly identified. The girl was left inside the family's house during the social gathering, while other members of her family were tending to horses, the sheriff said.

The father returned to the house, caught the man in the act, and stopped him by striking him in the head several times, Harmon said. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, while the daughter was taken to a local hospital in Victoria, Texas, for examinations before being released.

Asked whether they would press charges against the father, the sheriff responded, "You have a right to defend your daughter. He acted in defense of his third person. Once the investigation is completed we will submit it to the district attorney who then submits it to the grand jury, who will decide if they will indict him."

Supported, but dont leave your daughter around pedophiles while you tend to the horses.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the father didn't know that the guy was pedophile. Judging with how he treated the man that assaulted his daughter I believe it reasonable to think that he wouldn't let a known pedophile hang around alone with this kid.

You're right. I dont know. Something doesnt seem right here, though.

Reinstated Damn. This time to Hawg Ass.

Way to defend your kid but at some point as you are raining down blows upon an unconcious bloodied man, dont you take a step back and realize that you may have done enough.

I hear what you are saying, but I just don't know. If I walked in on someone doing that to one of my daughters, I am not sure I would stop.

A time to kill.

Yes he deserved to die and I hope he burns in hell!

I agree with Speeps and RFDC, now I need somebody to beat me into submission.

How I have waited for this day!!

I agree with Speeps and RFDC, now I need somebody to beat me into submission.

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A grand jury has declined to bring charges against a Texas father who said he beat to death a man who was attempting to sexually assault his 5-year-old daughter, officials said on Tuesday.

The father, whose name has not been released because he has not been charged with a crime, told police he heard his daughter's screams and ran to a secluded area where he found her under attack by Jesus Flores, 47, who worked for the family.

The father, 23, admitted to Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon and a Texas Ranger investigating the case that he beat Flores to death to protect his child during the incident earlier this month, authorities said.

If I had a gun, hell yeah, bullet to the fucking head. I just would like to think that in the several minutes it took me to beat a man to death that I would be able to step back and leave him like Boggs in Shawshank.

Sainted? Are you serious? I have been around situations similar to this and while self defense and defense of others is completely justified, do you think he feels good about killing a man? The ones I dealt with were injuries, some serious, but not death, and the people had guilt for what they had done. Plus who knows how scarred the daughter is here. It is a terrible situation all around. While I will not shed a tear that the pervert was killed, to say a man should be sainted in all this is seriously fucked up.

Sainted? Are you serious? I have been around situations similar to this and while self defense and defense of others is completely justified, do you think he feels good about killing a man? The ones I dealt with were injuries, some serious, but not death, and the people had guilt for what they had done. Plus who knows how scarred the daughter is here. It is a terrible situation all around. While I will not shed a tear that the pervert was killed, to say a man should be sainted in all this is seriously fucked up.