A Wisconsin man has been accused of using the torture technique of waterboarding on his girlfriend to test whether she had been unfaithful to him.
According to The Washington Post, the torture was one of a number of domestically violent acts committed by the accused Dylan VanCamp exacted against his former girlfriend throughout 2015.
The 22-year old from Wisconsin now faces six felonies and three misdemeanours – including suffocation, stalking and battery against the complainant.
The woman told police that her boyfriend was visiting her in her apartment when he noticed she was on social media and talking to a male friend.
The pair, who had only been dating a month, left the apartment where VanCamp is said to have punched her repeatedly “about her face”.
He later returned to her apartment, held a knife to her neck and dragged her from the shower onto her bed.
Placing a washcloth over her nose and mouth, Van Camp then allegedly started pouring water over her mouth and nose to simulate the experience of drowning.
Court reports published by the Washington Post found that she “stated that she could not breathe and it felt like she was drowning,” while being questioned about her relationship with her friend from the social media site.
VanCamp has also been accused of threatening to remove tooth and nails from the victim, and ‘violently attacking’ his victim until she nearly passed out.
The victim allegedly supplied some photographic evidence of her injuries, but she told police VanCamp had deleted a series of images from her phone.
Speaking to the Washington Post, Lincoln County District Attorney Don Dunphy said:
“I pursue these domestic violence cases to let people know we are watching and we are not going to brush these kinds of crimes under the rug.
“Now having said that, I would remind you that Mr. VanCamp is only alleged to have committed these crimes and he is currently presumed innocent.”
If convicted, VanCamp, who has repeat offences for strangulation and suffocation in another county, could face up to a decade in prison and a $25,000 fine.
Lead Image: The Washington Post/ Lincoln County District Court
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