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By Roy S. Dickinson, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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Education%20Day%20Care%20Building%20Block%20G.jpgThe Department of Human Services (Day Care Regulation) for the State of Oklahoma is investigating allegations of improper restraint and supervision at the KinderCare based at Oklahoma University (OU). The alleged incidents took place in Norman Oklahoma. A spokeswoman with the Department of Human Services reported that the Department is investigating whether a OU Learning Center child was tied up with sheets at the day care center. A spokeswoman with KinderCare confirmed that there were allegations made regarding the staff and stated that “Inappropriate behavior of any kind is not tolerated in our center.” See Day Care Accused Of Tying Up Children – Oklahoma – DHS Investigating Day Care.

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By Scott Soutullo, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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Robert Eugene Frost, also known as “Mr. Bob” by the children and parents at a Cahaba Heights, Alabama, day care center, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting a girl at the center. Frost was an employee at Christian’s Day Care and Learning Academy, which closed soon after his 2010 arrest. The 76-year-old man was indicted on charges of sexually molesting 3 girls at the day care center where he worked. A jury convicted him of first-degree sexual abuse committed against one of the children. However, a mistrial was declared concerning the other two girls because the jurors could not reach a verdict. The names of the parents of the victims were not released in order to conceal the identity of the child victims. Under Alabama law, first-degree sexual abuse is a Class B felony, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment. Because the sexual abuse in Frost’s case involved a child, the minimum sentence Frost could have received was 10 years imprisonment. While handing down her judgment, Circuit Judge Virginia Vinson stated she wished she could have sentenced him to a longer term because, she believes, this is one the most heinous offenses a human being can commit against another. For more read 76-year-old day care center worker found guilty of first-degree sexual abuse against a child, sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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U.S.%20State%20Flag%20North%20Carolina.jpgA day care operator and one of her employees have been accused of child abuse at a child care center in Surry County, North Carolina. The charges were formally pressed against 46-year-old Renee Frances, co-owner of the child care center, and 26-year-old Patricia Ann Seville, an employee at the center, following a two-month investigation. Frances and Seville were charged with child abuse and neglect, arrested and their bond set a $25,000 unsecured. According to Sheriff Graham Atkinson, the Surry County Sheriff’s Office was contacted on February 16 about a 2-year-old that had been abused at Blackburn’s Nursery and Day Care. An investigation was immediately initiated and included numerous interviews before warrants were formally issued. Although Frances and Seville have been arrested, the lead detective on the case said she is currently unable to release specifics on the type of abuse alleged. For more read Surry County, North Carolina day care operator and employee arrested on child abuse allegations.

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By Scott Zahler, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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Education%20Day%20Care%20Building%20Block%20F.jpgJanaysia Stevenson was the unfortunate and tragic victim of child abuse. Recently, law enforcement officials and prosecutors in Albany, Georgia pressed criminal charges against the director of the day care center. What alleged crime was committed by the day care director? According to Georgia law enforcement officials, the day care director (Glenda Ann Brown) failed to report child abuse. Authorities believe that Glenda Ann Brown should have reported injuries and bruises to the child to authorities so that a child abuse investigation could have been initiated. There will be many issues involved with a case like this including:

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By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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video%20camera.jpgIn Texas, a 65 year old babysitter (Carolyn “Carrie” Marie Easton) was arrested for allegations that she shook and slapped 5 month old triplets under her care. The interesting part of this case is that the alleged abuse was caught on tape by the parents who had installed a hidden video camera. The parents were concerned about the amount of play time that the children received under the babysitter’s care and supervision. When the parents viewed the tape, the parents discovered the abuse and neglect by the babysitter. The acts were not only horrible but also criminal in nature.

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By David Wolf, Attorney

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handcuffs.jpgA former Littleton, Colorado, day care center employee was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault upon a child. It was reported that 32-year-old Paul James Kerr was a lead teacher at KinderCare Daycare Center and had been employed at the center since July 2010. Littleton Police initiated their investigation after a child told a parent of an incident that allegedly occurred on March 21, 2011 at the center. The parent subsequently notified police. According to a Littleton Police release, investigators discovered there were several victims. KinderCare provides care for children between the ages of 2-months and 13-years-old. Kerr was immediately fired when the investigation was initiated and all families were notified his termination and the ongoing investigation. Before working for KinderCare, Kerr was employed as an elementary substitute teacher in both Jefferson County and Denver Public Schools. He also worked as a summer church camp counselor in Missouri in 2005. Kerr is currently held on a $50,000 bond for sexual assault on a child and sexual assault by someone in a position of trust, both felony charges. For more read Former Littleton, Colorado, daycare employee arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child.

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By John Jensen, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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Education%20Day%20Care%20Building%20Block%20G.jpgIn Kannapolis, North Carolina, it was reported that a day care worker was caught on video surveillance tape at the day care center mistreating children under her care. Police have charged the woman (Whitney Belk) with five counts of criminal assault for her actions. The day care center, Kids Korner Child Development Center, had video surveillance in place. The administrator (Danielle Mauldin) of the North Carolina child care center viewed videotape and then terminated Ms. Belk as an employee. The use of video surveillance can be used as evidence in criminal case. More day care centers should consider installing and utilizing videotape surveillance as a safety precaution and measure for children. Videotape surveillance can answer questions and settle disputes when there is a question as to how a child was injured or how a child was handled or treated by a teacher, assistant, and / or other staff member at the day care center. Unfortunately, staff members and employees at day care centers in North Carolina and other States continue to abuse and neglect children at a location that should be a safe haven for children. See North Carolina Care Worker Accused of Assaulting Children.

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By David Wolf, Attorney
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Recently, five toddlers and three adults were hospitalized after becoming ill from carbon monoxide fumes at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania day care center. Employees at the Community Preschool and Nursery, located on the North Side, call 9-1-1 after several people complained of dizziness, headaches and nausea. Oxygen was administered to victims at the scene before it was decided hospital treatment was needed. Emergency physicians and paramedics tested the blood of those people in the building, which revealed the high levels of the gas. Three children were transported by ambulance to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the two other children were taken by private automobiles. The three adult victims were able to walk the half-block to Allegheny General Hospital. The cause of the leak was pinpointed to the furnace in the daycare center’s building, the leak could have potentially been deadly. In order for repairs to be made the gas company has suspended service to the building. For more read 5 children and 3 adults escape poisoning after carbon monoxide leak in daycare center building.

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By Ryan E. Alekman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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Around 50 children escaped serious personal injuries after a car crashed into the playground of a Medfield, Massachusetts daycare center at the intersection of North and Frairy Streets. Luckily, it was raining the day of the crash so no children were outside playing on the playground of the Beginning Years Child Development Center. Eyewitnesses of the crash said the driver of the vehicle, a Jaguar, that crashed into the playground, appeared to be in her eighties. The driver’s daughter, Kathy Walsh, was also a passenger inside the vehicle at the time of the accident. Police stated that Walsh’s 86-year-old mother had just dropped a letter off at a drive-up mailbox outside the post office when the car careened across the parking lot, over the curb, across the driveway of the daycare center and into the playground sandbox. Both Walsh and her mother sustained minor personal injuries and were taken to nearby hospitals for observation. None of the children attending the daycare center were injured. The owner of the building of the child care facility said he planned to put a permanent barrier between the driveway and playground to provide for the safety of the children in case there is an accident in the future near or into the playground area. For more read About 50 children escape serious personal injury after car crashes into playground sandbox in Manfield, Massachusetts.

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By Ryan E. Alekman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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A former basketball coach for Christ the King men’s basketball team recently admitted to molestation allegations dating back to the summer of 1976. Former Coach Bob Olivia will receive five years probation for abusing his then 14-year-old player, James Carlino. Olivia must also register as a sex offender, wear a GPS device, and is not allowed to coach or have contact with a child under 16. Carlino, now 49-years-old, claims he was molested by Olivia on trip to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox and then at least 100 times after that. Carlino also claimed the sexual abuse occurred over a 4-year period when he played youth basketball at St. Teresa of Avila Parish and St. Mary Gate of Heaven Parish, both located in Queens, New York. Carlino was between the ages of 12 and 16 when the sexual abuse occurred and Olivia was his coach. Carlino filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit in Massachusetts, because state law dismisses the statute of limitations if a defendant is from out of state. Two other men have since come forward alleging similar allegations. For more read Former youth basketball coach pleads guilty to sexually abusing his former players.

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