CAPE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING WIFE, DAUGHTER

A 40-year-old Cape Girardeau man was arrested on charges of assaulting his 16-year-old daughter and his wife, police said.

Gregory Benn was taken into custody after police were contacted by the state Division of Family Services, Cpl. Rick Schmidt said. He is charged with abuse of a child and domestic assault, both felony crimes, Schmidt said.

Police reported that the suspect had gotten into a fight with his daughter and when the mother intervened, she was also assaulted.

The incident, which allegedly occurred Sunday around 9 p.m., was not reported to police until Monday morning.

An anonymous call had been made to the Division of Family Services to make a report, Schmidt said. Investigations were conducted jointly between police and the state agency.

Benn was being held on a $10,000 bond Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau County jail.