Paul Gonzalez Beats Estranged Wife Catherine Scott-Gonzalez in Florida Judge's Chambers During Divorce Proceeding

Ex-Marine Paul Gonzalez beats estranged wife Catherine Scott-Gonzalez in Florida judge's chambers during divorce hearings.

SHOCK: Catherine Scott-Gonzalez got the shock of her life when she showed up for the final hearing in her divorce case -- being beaten by her estranged husband, Paul Gonzalez in the judge's chambers. Sorry, but words can't express the anger I feel towards this man right now. What an animal! Divorce is never a pleasant event in one's life, but to attack the woman in a judge's chambers just takes the cake. This man just sank to a new low and is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.

"The incident was disturbing and shocking," Broward County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Rothschild recalled Tuesday, adding, "In addition to the violence, the fact is that it happened in a court proceeding."

The proceeding that took place Friday in Judge Rothschild's chambers was the last hearing in the divorce of Scott-Gonzalez and her husband of about five years, Paul Gonzalez.

Thirty-five minutes into the hearing, when the issue of child support was brought up Gonzalez -- acting as his own attorney -- decided to leave the room, according to Michael Dunleavy, the attorney for Scott-Gonzalez. The couple, both former Marines, are the parents of two young children.

"He goes, 'I'm not going to pay child support,' and Judge Rothschild says, 'You know all parents have to pay child support, we all have to support our children,' and he (Gonzalez) stalked out of the room," said Dunleavy.

"He went calmly," remembered Judge Rothschild, "not happily, but calmly walked out of chambers, took one step out of the door, then in a blink of an eye -- I mean literally one step -- he came back in."

Upon returning, Gonzalez suddenly started punching his estranged wife, according to those in the chambers. "It was from behind, I was blindsided, I was knocked out after the first punch," said Scott-Gonzalez. Source: CNN

From what I read, this woman sought to get a restraining order twice against this man and was denied. If he isn't punished to the full extent of the law, he will hurt this her again and possibly kill her. There's no way to gloss this over. This is domestic violence in the same vein as Osbourne Whitton, Scott Peterson and others.