Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By Mark Freedman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
A man from Grand Rapids, Michigan has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a child in his home, where police say his wife ran as an unlicensed day care. Leroy George was sentenced to 12 months in Kent County Jail, five years probation, and six months of home confinement after he serves his jail sentence and will have to register as a sex offender. George pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. The two other counts of the same charge were ultimately dismissed. The alleged victim is younger than 13-years-old. The child victim informed her parents about the incident, which is how police were involved and ultimately led to George’s July 2010 arrest. Investigators believe that the Georges ran the residential, unlicensed day care for at least three years. For more read Michigan man sentenced after pleading no-contest to 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct in wife’s unlicensed, day care.
It is essential that parents research the child care facilities in their area before selecting a facility for their children. Typically, a majority of states have Internet sources that can provide the names of licensed day cares as well as past violations.