Soldier uses a GoPro camera to prove his estranged wife's abuse - and it catches her grabbing his genitals during a custody handover

Soldier uses a GoPro camera to prove his estranged wife's abuse - and it catches her grabbing his genitals during a custody handover

A former US Army Ranger from Florida has strapped a GoPro camera to his belt to catch his estranged wife forcibly grabbing his genitals during a contentious custody handover.

'This is just one of many instances where I've had to use the camera to either prove her guilt or prove my innocence and that's the only reason I am carrying it,' the solider, identified only as 'Michael,' told the station 10News.

Michael, a resident of Pinellas County, has been locked in a drawn-out custody battle with his spouse, 37-year-old Corinne Novak, over their 2-year-old twin boys. The couple are also in the process of getting a divorce.

The husband has accused Novak of domestic violence, and in order to prove his claim he took to tying a small camera to his belt using a parachute cord during his encounters with her.

Michael's GoPro was rolling when he met his wife last Thursday to exchange custody of their sons.

The video, obtained by 10News, opens with the retired solider reaching into the back of his car to unbuckle one of his sons. Suddenly, he lets out a scream and jerks his body back.

Upon closer inspection, the blurry footage shows what appears to be Corinne Novak's hand in the bottom right corner grabbing her estranged husband's testicles.

Novak is then heard off camera yelling at Michael: 'call the police. I'm gonna tell them that you just assaulted me.'

When Michael shared the video documenting his alleged assault with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, it was enough to have Corinne Novak arrested on a domestic battery charge.