MEDWAY, MA — Two former child care workers were arraigned Thursday in Wrentham District Court on charges stemming from an alleged abuse investigation involving multiple juvenile victims at a local day care facility.
Anthony Barron, 27, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was arraigned on four counts of assault and battery on a child under 14 causing bodily injury, two counts of reckless endangerment of a child under 18, and two counts of failure to report child abuse and neglect as a mandated reporter.
Caleigh Kent, 25, of Whitinsville, was arraigned on two counts of assault and battery on a child under 14 causing bodily injury, one count of reckless endangerment of a child under 18, and two counts of failure to report child abuse and neglect as a mandated reporter.
Both defendants were released on personal recognizance with conditions including stay-away and no-contact orders with the victims and their families, an order to stay away from the child care facility, and prohibitions against working with children, elderly or disabled individuals.
The charges stem from alleged incidents that occurred Nov. 5 at Bright Path Child Care Center on Main Street in Medway.
The investigation involved two juvenile victims under the age of two.
Video surveillance cameras inside the day care captured the alleged assaultive behavior, according to police.
Both defendants were placed on leave following the incident and were later terminated from employment.
The investigation was conducted by Detective Sergeant Lauren Swarthout in coordination with the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
