Liberty Day Care will not face criminal charges, prosecutor says

LIBERTY

ABC Day Care and Learning Center at 227 W. Liberty Street will not face criminal charges after reportedly holding a 3-year old down and throwing water on her face while she cried.

“It doesn’t meet statutory requirements for a crime,” Trumbull County Prosecutor Diane Barber said. “We can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime happened.”

The Liberty Police Department investigated the incident. “It’s not really appropriate to throw water onto a child’s face, but it’s not really a criminal matter,” Capt. Toby Meloro said.

A police report indicates that the incident occurred June 29 and was reported July 10 after audio, recorded by a former day care employee, surfaced. In the audio recording, a child cries while a woman says, “I’m not going to let you go until you stop crying.”