Father Of Chicago Beating Suspect Captured On Video: "What He Did Was Wrong"

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 19, 2012 5:40PM

Raymond Palomino was charged as an adult in the attack. (Youtube screen grab)

The father of Raymond Palomino, one of seven teens charged in connection with the beating of a Bridgeport teen that was captured on video, said what his son will have to "suffer the consequences" for his actions.

Michael Palomino, a Cook County Sheriff's deputy with 30 years of service, also said that he turned his son into authorities once neighbors and relatives recognized him in the video. "Being in law enforcement, I just couldn’t put my blinders on and not do anything after I saw what I saw," he said.

Michael Palomino also suggested that his son is being made out to be "the fall guy;" 17-year-old Raymond Palomino is the only one of the seven charged as an adult. “They’re making it sound like he did everything. It’s just one side of the story,” he said.

Cook County prosecutors offered details of the attack, alleging the assailants used the 15-year-old girl charged in the attack to lure the victim into the alley. When the victim appeared, Raymond Palomino was the one to have said, "Get him!" In the video, he can be seen asking someone off camera to hold his gloves, his face the most clearly visible of the attackers.

Michael Palomino, while not dismissing his son's involvement, said the attack may have been a retaliation for an attack a month prior where a group attacked Raymond and a friend after school.

Raymond Palomino was ordered held on $100,000 bond