By Ron Estur
Lancaster, PA – Domestic violence is a crime
triggered by different reasons and excuses, indeed. A Pennsylvania man was
convicted Wednesday for beating his own wife who refused to call him ‘Sir’ in
front of the kids.
Dan Kirby Kopp, 49, of Ephrata is facing jail
time after being found guilty of beating Mrs. Kopp with a paddle whenever he
found her ‘disrespectful’ as a means of disciplining the woman and making her
learn her lessons.
According to investigators, Kopp would frequently
abuse her wife by taking her over his knee and spank her. At times, he would
also warn the woman that ‘he would cast demons out of her’.
In an iPhone video taken by the victim on Sept.
22 , 2012 and shown to the court, Kopp was seen beating the woman with a wooden
paddle for not addressing him with ‘yes sir’. Prior to this scene, it also
showed Kopp counting up to three for her to comply.
On Oct. 2012, the wife who can longer stand the suffering and humiliation went
to the police, complained and sued her abusive husband.
The 6’5”, 230-pound Dan Kopp was convicted by a
local jury of misdemeanor stalking and harassment and was sentenced by
Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker to serve 1 to 23 months in Lancaster
County Prison followed by a year of parole.
He was also ordered by the court to pay $500 and
to avoid any contact with his wife. The couple had since been separated, but
since they have children who are involved in sports, they are also ordered to
sit on opposite stands, or at least 50 yards apart during games.
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