A father in Ledyard was arrested this week, accused of hitting his four young children and putting them through military-style punishments.

Elijah King, 26, of the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, turned himself in to police on Wednesday.

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According to an arrest affidavit, King's sister went to police to report her brother's conduct with his boys, ages 4, 3, and 2, and a 6-month-old girl.

The sister moved in with King, his wife, the children, two grandparents, and an aunt two months ago and said everyone in the house witnessed King's actions.

She told police she witnessed her brother making the children crawl on their hands and feet up and down a hill in their driveway. In one instance, he allegedly sprayed the 3-y

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