A 28-year-old Iowa, La., man has been charged with cruelty to infirmities.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Kayla Vincent said deputies were dispatched Monday in reference to a cruelty to infirmities case.  The complainant told deputies one of their employees, Seth W. Janssen, 28, was seen on video footage striking an adult with intellectual disabilities, while working as his primary care giver.

CPSO detectives viewed the footage and observed Janssen striking the victim multiple times over an extended period of time, Vincent said.

Janssen was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with cruelty to persons with infirmities. He was released the following day on a $25,000 bond set by Judge Robert Wyatt.  

CPSO Special Victims Unit Detective Sonny Schiro is the lead investigator on this case.