DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A second daycare center in DeKalb County is being investigated for an alleged child abuse incident, the police department said.
That incident happened at Clarkston First Baptist Daycare on 4007 Church Street on Wednesday, police said.
Officers said they were sent to the daycare around 11:45 a.m. concerning child abuse. The Clarkston Police Department said they could not share any details about the abuse but that the case is active and ongoing.
11Alive received video from inside the daycare. It appears to show a 3-year-old boy being handled roughly at the facility. We're told the parents shared the video with others as a warning.
A police report describes two adults also punching and slapping the boy over the two hours. As of right now, no criminal charges have been filed.
The lawyer of the family of the little boy told 11Alive that there is more than just one video clip.
"There's a second video showing another worker abusing the child as well. So there are two separate incidents. But once we get the entire day, we're going to be asking for the entire day's video because we believe there's even more on that video," the family's attorney Jackie Patterson said.
This is the second daycare being investigated in DeKalb County for child abuse this week.
On Wednesday, the DeKalb County Police Department reported that they were looking into child abuse claims at the Appletree Learning Center & Academy. The daycare is located at 4700 E. Ponce De Leon Ave., just outside Clarkston.
DeKalb County police said their Special Victims Unit is investigating the case.