A video circulating online has captured a former Florida corrections officer assaulting his 9-year-old stepdaughter. The child was dragged, hit in the head, pinned, and slammed in the car. Moments after the harrowing incident, the girl's aunt arrived at the scene, and she confronted and shouted at the stepfather. Reports said that the man is now under investigation.

In thevideo posted on Xby The Facts Dude (@Thefactsdude), the stepfather, who is allegedly a former Florida corrections officer, is seen disciplining the 9-year-old girl.

He dragged the child, hit her twice in the head, pinned and slammed her against the car while scolding her. Members of the family attempted to protect her, but out of fear, they couldn't as the stepfather authoritatively said to others, 'no' and 'let her go.' The incident occurred during a visit to a relative's home.

It is unclear whether the woman in the video was the girl's mother, but she can be heard repeatedly telling 'Mario' to stop. Internet sleuths have identified him as Mario Grier.

Mario can be heard saying, 'No! I'm tired of listening to this sh*t every godd*mn day.' He added, 'No, it is not okay. You f*cking behave, I'll beat the sh*t out of you.' It's not clear as to why the stepfather disciplined the child.

Moments later, the 9-year-old's aunt, named Leondra Chapman, arrived at the scene and confronted the man in the video.

Upon arrival, Chapman shouted: 'Don't put your hands on her!' She added, 'I have to leave my job to make sure you're not putting your hands on my nieces!'

Chapman said, 'We appreciate you for how you cared for her, but we don't appreciate you for beating her.' She added, 'You gotta stop hurting her! You gotta stop! I have the video.'

She also questioned the number of times the Department of Children and Families (DCF) had been called due to his actions. 'You've had DCF called how many times? How many times? How many times you going to beat them?' she said in the video.

Chapman talked toWesh2,a television station affiliate of NBC, and said that, based on the video, what Mario did was not a discipline but a 'male dominance.' She also described her reaction when she saw the video.

Source: International Business Times UK