Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Five Charged with Abuse of Developmentally Disabled Child in Palatka

First Coast News
Created: 1/25/2011 5:47:52 PM

PALATKA, Fla. -- Five people face charges following what police said was the abuse of a developmentally disabled juvenile, but two of them remain at large.

According to the Palatka Police Department, the investigation began Jan. 3 at a facility in Palatka following a report of a burned juvenile.

The burns reportedly were made with a clothes iron.

After the investigation, detectives determined that 21-year-old Kavarus Bellamy, an employee at the facility, had apparently intentionally burned the victim while fellow employee Jolissa Battles, 20, sprayed a chemical in her face as former employee Devin Wesley, 21, held her down.

Detectives also believe 31-year-old Yolanda Miller and 26-year-old Jamon Davis were in the facility and knew what was happening, but did nothing. They each face charges of failure to protect a child and failure to report child abuse. FULL STORY

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