A Florida father is making headlines after taking matters into his own hands when he learned that his innocent, young daughter had been hurt by a pedophile.
On the 4th of July, 25-year-old Anthony Groves in Marion County, FL was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a minor between the ages of 12-16.
Prior to his arrest, the victim’s father found Snapchat messages between her and Groves on her phone
He confirmed that those messages were also on Groves’ phone. Then, he proceeded to beat the living hell out of him.
The victim's father found messages on Snapchat between Anthony Groves, 25, and his underage daughter, Marion County deputies say 🔽https://t.co/48dN1eg1k7 pic.twitter.com/zU7Cb1483T
— WCJB TV20 News (@WCJB20) July 6, 2026
Later, Groves admitted to police that he had sexually battered the young girl multiple times.
He’s facing serious charges and a long stay in prison.
WCJB reported further on the charges:
According to the arrest report for Anthony Groves, 25, a father found Snapchat messages between Groves and his daughter, who is younger than 16.
The father confirmed the messages were also on Groves’ phone and punched him multiple times until he left the property.
Investigators reviewed the sexual messages and spoke with the victim, who reported Groves had sexually battered her multiple times. He also reportedly sent images of his genitalia.
Groves was arrested on Sunday on five counts of sexual battery of a victim between 12 and 16 years of age, one count of transmission of harmful material to a minor, and a count of luring a child.
The Marion County Sheriff is rightfully refusing to press any charges against the father who beat up the monster who abused his daughter.
This local news clip provided further coverage:
🚨 GREAT NEWS: This Florida Sheriff is REFUSING to bring criminal charges against a father who beat the crap out of a man who s*xually battered his 13-year-old daughter
Common sense! The father reacted as any parent would!
"He told deputies he beat up Groves after finding… pic.twitter.com/CMMIqGtWGg
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 8, 2026
What do you think?
Did the father do the right thing here? Would you have done the same?
What are your thoughts?
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.







