CRIME

Sentencing day for man convicted in 'nanny cam' beating

Associated Press
Published | Updated

FILE - In this July 2, 2013, file photo, Shawn Custis, center right, is escorted from an arraignment hearing by Sheriff Armando Fontoura, left, Sgt. Marco Vulpi, center left, and sheriff's officer Curtis Jones, right, at Essex County Superior Court in Newark, N.J. Custis was sentenced to life in prison on June 29, 2016, following his conviction in a 2013 home invasion beating in Millburn, N.J., that was caught on a nanny cam. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) (The Associated Press)

Defendant Shawn Custis hides his face with a folder while sitting in court as he is sentenced to life plus 5 years by Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler, Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Earlier Custis was found guilty in the brutal beating of a woman during a 2013 home invasion caught on a nanny-cam home security video. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

Defendant Shawn Custis, right, sits in court with his attorney John McMahon before he was sentenced to life plus 5 years by Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler Wednesday, June 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Earlier Custis was found guilty in the brutal beating of a woman during a 2013 home invasion caught on a nanny-cam home security video. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)

A New Jersey man faces sentencing Wednesday for a brutal home invasion beating that was caught on a home surveillance camera.

Shawn Custis, of Newark, was convicted June 1 of aggravated assault, robbery and other crimes for the 2013 attack in Millburn.

A woman and her 3-year-old daughter were home at the time. The woman suffered injuries but survived and testified against Custis. The child wasn't injured.

The beating lasted several minutes, and the attacker could be seen on the video beating and kicking the woman and throwing her down a flight of stairs.

Custis's attorney argued during the trial the police investigation was biased because a white officer responding to the crime scene was heard on the video camera using a racial slur.