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The Atlantic City mayor faces charges including endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and witness tampering. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the story.

Opening statements in the trial of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small , who faces criminal charges involving his teenage daughter, laid out each side's case to the jury on Monday.

Small had no comment for NBC10's Lauren Mayk as he entered the courthouse in Mays Landing.

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Inside the courtroom, prosecutors said Small pummeled his daughter in the legs with a broom

"The defendant, he’s the mayor of Atlantic City. He is powerful. He is in control people believe him because of the position of power he is in in that city," one o

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