Utah Couple Arrested in Waterboarding of 9-Year-Old Girl

Joseph Mitchell, 29, and Ilaria Mitchell, 28, are accused of waterboarding their 9-year-old child in Provo, Utah, police officials said on Dec. 14, 2018. Provo Police Department

A Utah father and stepmother were arrested after police officers said an investigation indicated they had tortured a 9-year-old girl as a form of punishment.

Joseph Maseser Mitchell, 29, and Ilaria Catherina Mitchell, 28, were arrested on Dec. 13 in Provo and booked into the Utah County Jail, reported KSTU.