August 9th 2024.
A shocking incident in the south-central United States has been making headlines. It involves a therapist who has been accused of physically abusing a seven-year-old non-verbal autistic child. The alleged incident occurred at a North Texas behavioural health centre, where the therapist, Ashley Moreno, was employed. On Thursday, Moreno was arrested by the police, following an investigation into the matter.
This is not the first arrest in this case. The owner of the behavioural therapy centre, Kiara Henry, was taken into custody by the police on Wednesday for failing to report the abuse. The facility, which has been identified as ABA Interactive Behavioural Therapy, is currently under police investigation and is also facing a lawsuit filed by the family of the autistic boy.
According to CBS News Texas, the family claims that the facility was supposed to be a safe and educational environment for their child, but instead, it turned into a place of fear. In fact, the family's lawsuit states that on June 20th, their child came home with a visible scratch mark on his face. When they questioned the facility about it, they were told that their non-verbal autistic child had inflicted the scratch on himself.
However, the family's suspicions were raised when they were not allowed to see the video footage of the incident. The facility claimed it was against their policy to show such footage. But, determined to uncover the truth, the family managed to obtain a copy of the video, which had been leaked to them by an employee. What they saw on the video was horrifying. It showed the therapist grabbing the child by his collar and pushing him into a corner. In the process, she also stepped on another autistic child and then threw the boy against a wall, with her hands around his neck.
The family's lawyer, Wesley Gould, has stated that the police have now gathered evidence of the therapist abusing other children as well. He expressed his disgust at the fact that not only did the incident occur, but the facility also tried to cover it up. And, to make matters worse, the police have found other cases where the therapist has harmed other children, but she never reported it.
This incident has caused outrage and concern among the community. Gould has warned anyone who plans on visiting this facility to be cautious, as it seems like a place of "bad acting" and deception. This shocking incident has left many questioning the safety and well-being of children in such establishments.
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