THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU: Man Sentenced To Prison For “Forced Exorcism” Of Teenage Daughter

The Detroit Free Press reports:

A Livingston County man is heading to prison for slapping his teen daughter during an argument that she says arose after he and other members of the family tried to perform a forced exorcism. William Ellis Watt of Gregory was sentenced to one to 10 years in prison for third-offense domestic violence Friday for an incident that occurred in September.

According to a police report filed by his daughter last fall, around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24, the then-18-year-old was sitting on a couch watching television when Watt, his wife and son approached her and began chanting “the power of Christ compels you.”

The brother, who had been repairing a wall in the house just prior, began smearing plaster on her face, the report said, and then family members tipped the couch she was sitting on and threw a reusable water bottle at her, which left a cut on her nose.

Watt has multiple previous convictions for assaulting family members.