they were being beaten with a belt. he'd not told me of his beatings, but he came right in and showed me his 18 m. sisters split lip and bruised face. we were alone, the 3 of us, and i'd already earned his trust. He was 5. he pointed to her and said she got the belt. i asked him what that means (we can't put words in kids mouths) and he said "ya know, she was cryin and wouldn't stop, and she got the belt!!" the common use of the language told me he got it too.
breaks my heart.
i reported....