Viral Video Leads to Official's Resignation

By R. Stickney and Lea Sutton, NBC San Diego

June 11, 2012 Updated Jun 11, 2012 at 3:04 PM PDT

An official in Imperial County has resigned after a neighbor posted a graphic video online showing the man whipping his stepson with a belt.

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Oscar Lopez of Heber, Calif. used his phone to record his neighbor Anthony Sanchez on Wednesday morning according to Imperial County Sheriff's Department,

The video clip was posted to YouTube where it has received close to 100,000 views.

Sanchez, 34, an Imperial Irrigation District Director, was arrested on felony child abuse charges by deputies Friday according to a local television station.

On Saturday, he had resigned from his job.

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