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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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By David Wolf, Attorney

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State%20Map%20Wyoming.jpgSara Beth Whited, a former day care center owner in Casper, Wyoming, pled guilty to child endangerment. The charge was pressed against Whited after an infant, 3-month-old Tyler Parker, died in the Wyoming day care center in October 2010. Autopsy reports revealed that Tyler died as a result of suffocation, he was swaddled in a blanket and placed on soft-foam mattress. When Tyler’s mother, Nichole Parker, found her son he was cold and unresponsive. After being discovered, Tyler was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Whited was ordered to serve a year of unsupervised probation and was also given a one-year suspended jail sentence. A local newspaper reported that Whited would no longer be unable to operate her daycare center because her guilty plea barred her from obtaining future licensing. For more read Former Casper, Wyoming, daycare operator pleads guilty to child endangerment.

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By Scott A. Marks, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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A San Diego, California, daycare operator and foster care mother was recently sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in connection with the death of her nearly 2-year-old foster son. 51-year-old Linda Faye Coleman, who originally faced a murder charge, pleaded guilty to felony child abuse for the June 27, 2007 death of Malachi Roberts-McBride. Although Coleman received a vast amount of support from family and friends, the physical evidence weighed against her. According to prosecutors, Malachi suffered from brain-swelling, was covered in bruises and had bumps on his head when he was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital. Authorities determine the cause of death was not accidental and instead was the result of blunt force trauma. A previous hearing, an attorney for Coleman declared she had run a licensed daycare center for 15 years before Malachi died and had been a foster mother for 10 years. For more read California daycare operator and foster mother pleads guilty to felony child abuse charge, sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.

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By Will Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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A 1-year-old boy of Morgan County, Ohio has tragically died. Official suspect the cause of the infant’s death was bacterial meningitis, however, the cause of his death has not been confirmed. The boy’s day care facility has also undergone extensive cleaning. Although the boy’s death has not been officially attributed to meningitis, director of nursing at the Morgan County Health Department confirmed that as man as 20 children and their respective families have been notified and advised to watch for symptoms. Another girl who attended the same child care facility as the boy is also being treated at Columbus Hospital. Cain was first contacted about the girl being treated for bacterial meningitis, just 15 minutes later she was informed about the boy’s case. The day care center was not named. Meningitis is typically caused by a viral or bacterial infection and is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Typical symptoms are those similar to upper-respiratory distress and the flu. Infected children may also keep their chin tucked in because it is too painful to move their neck, severe headaches are also a symptom. Symptoms usually appear 3-4 days after exposure. For more read 1-year-old Morgan County, Ohio, boy dies of suspected bacterial meningitis, day care facility undergoes extensive cleaning.

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By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney
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A two-year-old girl was tragically killed Friday, April 1, after she was hit by a pickup truck in a parking lot of a Mt. Pleasant, Texas, laundry mat parking lot. Officers from the Mt. Pleasant Police Department were called to the parking lot of the Express Clean Landromat. Upon their arrival, officers found the two-year-old Hispanic girl of Mt. Pleasant with severe head trauma. The toddler was rushed to Titus Regional Medical Center by an ambulance, she was pronounced dead upon her arrival at TRMC. An autopsy was ordered by the Medical Examiner’s Office. MPPD Investigators believe the toddler exited the front door of the laundromat along before she wandered into the parking lot where she was subsequently hit by a pickup truck that was in the process of backing up. The driver of the trust was identified as a 25-year-old Hispanic woman also of Mt. Pleasant. Officers found the woman at the scene of the accident, she was immediately transported to TRMC for mandatory blood testing pursuant to state law. She was interviewed by officers before she was released. Whether criminal charges will be pressed is still a pending issue. MPPD did contact Child Protective Services during their investigation. For more read 2-year-old girl fatally struck by truck in parking lot of a Mt. Pleasant, Texas, laundromat parking lot.

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By David Wolf, Attorney
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Automobile accidents occur several times daily. However, some accidents can be more unpredictable than others. For example, the driver of a sports utility vehicle drove his car through day care classroom in Olympia, Washington. A teacher and two children were hit by falling debris. No personal injuries were reported but the teacher was transported to a nearby hospital for precautionary reasons. The name of the man driving the 2007 Acura SUV was not released. The SUV smashed into Olympia’s west side KinderCare Learning Center. The classroom had a teacher and 8 children inside at the time of the accident. The 33-year-old driver of the SUV was reported to not be under the influence or drugs. Police are currently investigating the collision and the SUV for a possible mechanical problem. For more read SUV smashes into Olympia, Washington day care center.

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By Sara J. Powell, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney

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State%20Map%20Arizona.jpgIn Arizona and other States, children enjoy playing in bounce houses and jumping castles. Unfortunately, on some occasions, children suffer serious personal injuries while jumping in or just occupying a bounce house. In Pima County, Arizona, a terrible incident was reported in which a bounce house described as a jumping castle was lifted 15 feet in the air by a dust devil and blew the inflatable structure across three lanes of traffic before landing on the ground. The Tuscon Arizona Fire Department responded to the scene of the accident. It was reported that a boy and a girl were inside the bounce house at the time of the incident and suffered serious personal injuries.

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