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Childcare Gone Wrong-Cautionary Tales

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Nanny Cam' Nanny Arrested
Stephanie Merrill, the nanny caught on tape abusing 7-month-old twins, was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of child abuse. (Yeay!)

Family Releases Hidden Video of Nanny in Abuse Case
A father, who secretly taped his nanny while his 5-month-old daughter was in her care, released the video to his local news station. (See video here.) Wesley Locklair, the father of the little girl, set up the hidden camera after watching a report on a cable news channel about nanny abuse. What he saw on the video he recorded after the first day prompted him to report the nanny to law enforcement officials, which opened a criminal investigation into the couple's hired nanny, 60-year-old Cheryl White.

Nanny Sues Former Bosses over Labor Violations
A 69-year-old California woman who spent four years working as a live-in housekeeper and nanny for an Atherton couple filed suit Thursday in federal court against her former employers, alleging that they violated labor laws by working her 14 hours a day, six days a week, and failed to give her the minimum wage, overtime pay or breaks. In her suit, Vilma Serralta says she was paid $1,000 to $1,300 a month to vacuum, mop and dust the 9,300-square-foot home, wash windows, cook, serve meals, hand-wash china and silver, make beds, launder and iron clothes, and bathe, dress and supervise the couple's young daughter.

Police Response Questioned in Sex Assault
After hours of sometimes sexually explicit text-messaging with a woman, a 20-year-old man arrived at the Anoka house where she was baby-sitting on Monday and allegedely sexually assaulted a 2-year-old girl in the woman's care, according to charges filed in Anoka County District Court.

Trial Ordered in Baby's Death
A day care provider from Verona has been ordered to stand trial in the death of a four-month-old boy in her care. Thirty-seven-year-old Jennifer Hancock is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the September death of Lincoln Wilber. Hancock will also be tried on a charge of abusing the baby last August.

Kidnapped Sylvester Toddler Located, Babysitter Arrested
A Sylvester toddler is back safely with his mother Thursday night after he was reported kidnapped. His babysitter is in custody.

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