On CCTV, NYC Babysitter Beats Kids With Belt, Scares Them With Spooky Costume
La'keysha Jackson had been working with Bronx mother Geraldine Jaramillo through a city-run programme by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS).
A disturbing video has surfaced online showing a New York babysitter beating three small children with a belt but nearly four weeks later, no arrest has been made. The children's family is heartbroken and demanding justice.
According to the New York Post, 24-year-old La'keysha Jackson had been working with Bronx mother Geraldine Jaramillo through a city-run programme by the Administration for Children's Services (ACS). The programme, meant to help struggling families, sent Jackson to care for Jaramillo's sons – ages 2, 4 and 6 – through a contracted agency called Selfhelp.
The abuse was discovered on May 6 when the children's grandmother who lives in Pennsylvania checked a surveillance camera in the home. The footage showed Jackson hitting the children repeatedly with a thick brown belt, holding down their arms as they cried and tried to block the blows.
In the clip, Jackson could be heard saying, 'Guess what's about to happen?" One of the boys responded nervously, 'Belt?" Jackson replied, 'You're right — I warned y'all. Drop 'em."
The video being shared online shows only part of the abuse. The New York Post reported that Jackson also dressed up in a Santa Claus outfit and wore a terrifying Halloween mask from a horror movie Terrifier II to scare the children. While this part isn't seen in the viral footage, the mother said she later found the costume in her home.
'She was beating the kids every other day," said Rudy Enamorado, the boys' grandfather. 'Hitting the kids with hangers, hitting them with belts, throwing the baby," 'Hitting the kids with the [clothes] hangers, hitting them with belts, throwing the baby," Jaramillo recounted.
The family acted immediately after seeing the video. They reported the horrifying behaviour to ACS and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The family also filed a complaint against Jackson on what would be felony charges.
'They promised to arrest her and it's been three — almost four — weeks and nothing has happened yet," Jaramillo told the Post.
When police arrived at the home, there were about 10 to 12 officers and detectives. Enamorado recalled that 'one seasoned detective" even cried after watching the video.
'That made us assured that she was going to get arrested that same night. But to this day, nothing has been taken care of," he said.
The report further mentioned that ACS has opened an investigation into Jaramillo instead and claimed she didn't provide the right hospital documents.
'I'm under investigation too. They say it's protocol," she said.
Selfhelp has reportedly fired Jackson and said they are cooperating fully with the police. ACS also said they are taking the matter seriously and are reviewing procedures.
Jackson has not responded to any messages. In her last text to Jaramillo, she professed her 'love" for the boys and called what happened 'a learning experience. The family described her message as 'infuriating."
Now, the boys are showing signs of trauma. Jaramillo said they are afraid to use the bathroom, take off their clothes or leave their bedroom. The mother said that they are now intensely aggressive with each other.
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