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Police search for nanny accused of violently assaulting 3 children in the Bronx
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD's Bronx Child Abuse squad is actively searching for a nanny accused of violently assaulting three children in her care.
According to the family, NYC's Administration of Children Services (ACS) and Selfhelp assigned La'Keysha Jackson to care for the children aged 6, 4 and 2.
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On May 7, the children's grandparents, using a Nest security camera, allegedly witnessed Jackson physically abusing the two eldest children by striking them with a belt 58 times.
PIX11 News has also reviewed the same video, which shows a woman hitting the children with a leather strap on the body. A short clip of that video, which goes on for about four more minutes, is shown in the video player above.
The children's mother, Geraldine Jaramillo, a domestic violence survivor, was referred to ACS by the district attorney's office for supportive services while she was pregnant with her third child.
ACS enrolled her in the Family Home Care program and assigned homemakers from Selfhelp Community Services, Inc., a provider certified and paid for by ACS, according to the family's attorney.
Problems began when their first assigned homemaker was observed smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol while supervising the children.
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In May 2024, ACS and Selfhelp assigned Jackson as the new nanny, according to the family.
Further review of additional camera footage revealed more incidents of abuse against all three children, including the 2-year-old being slammed into a bed, and other physical and verbal abuse.
Upon reviewing the video, NYPD detectives were assigned to the case. A spokesperson for the Bronx District Attorney's Office told PIX11 News that a warrant had been issued for Jackson's arrest on Monday, only after PIX11 got involved on Friday.
According to the family, the children experienced significant physical injuries, such as bruised buttocks, and emotional trauma, including fear, aggression, regression, bedwetting, and discomfort with undressing.
They are filing a Notice of Claim with the city and ACS on Monday.
An ACS spokesperson told PIX11News, 'The safety and well-being of New York City's children is our top priority, and we hold our contracted providers to the highest professional standards. We are taking these despicable actions very seriously, and we have commenced a review of the contracted provider's procedures. The provider terminated the employee and, with the NYPD, we are investigating this incident.'
Selfhelp did not immediately respond to PIX11 News' request for comment.
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