Child Abuse is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person puts a child in danger of injury or death. A daycare worker was recently charged with Child Abuse after it was discovered she was hiding 26 kids behind a false wall in order to keep more kids at her daycare than were legally allowed. According to the report, the daycare was under a welfare check after complaints came in that the daycare was overseeing more children than allowed. During the check, music was heard coming from the basement. Even though the woman claimed that there was no lower floor, an officer felt one of the walls move and a staircase was discovered. Downstairs, two adults and over 20 kids under the age of three were found. The daycare license only allowed 6 children total, of which only two could be under the age of two.
Child Abuse Attorney in Fort Collins: Definition of Child Abuse in Larimer County
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Child Abuse – C.R.S. 18-6-401 – is:
The state limits the number of children that can be in a daycare for the safety of the children. By ignoring those limits, it could be argued that the children are in a dangerous situation. There is less supervision and resources for each child, meaning their needs may not be met as required.
Sentence for Child Abuse in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Child Abuse is a felony or misdemeanor charge, depending on the intent and level of injury sustained. Luckily, no children were harmed in this case. When a person acts knowingly, meaning the woman knew full well that she was ignoring the limitation rules (as proven by her attempts to hide the children) and no children are injured, then it is a class 2 misdemeanor Child Abuse charge.