Hialeah day care director arrested for child abuse after video shows strike on toddler, police say
The victim's mother reported the incident to Hialeah police on Oct. 11, according to the arrest report.
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The victim's mother reported the incident to Hialeah police on Oct. 11, according to the arrest report.
A 52-year-old day care director in Hialeah struck a 3-year-old boy on his left thigh with an open hand while changing his diaper, leaving a visible handprint, according to Hialeah Police.
Adolfo Eusebio Cotarelo was taken into custody on a child abuse charge following what investigators described as an "inappropriate conversation" with the student.
The arrest report did not name the house of worship, but said the incident occurred Sunday, Oct. 5, at approximately 1 p.m. prior to a service.
Jamir Clarke, 29, a Blanche Ely High School assistant football coach, faces four counts of child abuse. He walked out of jail Thursday afternoon.
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A man who was caught on surveillance video abusing his 2½-year-old daughter at a Sunny Isles Beach condo back in May has changed his plea to guilty. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail.
In addition to the 90-day sentence, Sevastianov faces two years of community control, five years of probation and must complete anger management and parenting courses.
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A judge has issued stay-away orders for a married couple facing serious charges involving drug trafficking and child abuse, according to Hialeah police.
Andrei Sevastianov is charged with aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm and resisting arrest with violence.
Morgan Rynor reports the judge granted a shelter order on Thursday allowing the girl and her sibling to stay with their mother while her father remains in jail.
Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him held without bond.
On Wednesday, Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause for the child abuse charges and ordered him held without bond.
A Russian tourist arrested in Sunny Isles Beach for allegedly abusing his 2-year-old daughter made his first court appearance Wednesday, as authorities provided a deeper account of what they described as "incomprehensible" behavior captured on surveillance video.
Andrei Sevastianov appeared before Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him held without bond. She issued a no-contact order with the child and granted one-time access to the condo to collect his belongings.
Police said surveillance video shows Andrei Sevastianov physically hitting and abusing his 2-year-old daughter.
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