Pat’s Care Away from Home, 1402 W. Third St., had its license suspended by the state of Ohio last month following the first accusation.
A sign posted to the child care center’s door announced its temporary closure, and when reached, the business declined further comment.
The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services received a complaint on Jan. 13 involving inappropriate touching between an adult and child, said Bret Crow, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The state suspended Pat’s Care Away from Home’s license three days later following an inspection that revealed the child care center had a serious risk violation when a “staff member did not protect infant from a serious injury,” the state inspection read.
The complaint to the state came two days after Dayton police were contacted by a social worker at Dayton Children’s Hospital about possible sexual abuse involving a 6-month-old girl at the daycare, according to police records. The social worker told police dispatchers the girl was injured.
The social worker said the possible abuse happened at the daycare, but was not able to provide any further information about possible people involved.
A search warrant served at the daycare and list of items recovered was sealed by Dayton Muncipal Court Judge Carl Henderson “for the purpose of the ongoing investigation,” court records read.
A separate police memo report filed Jan. 30 shows the Dayton Police Department responded to the daycare after a social worker wanted to report another possible case of sexual abuse possibly involving a 3-year-old boy.
According to the Jan. 30 police memo, a mother brought her son to Dayton Children’s Hospital after she “was concerned that her son had been sexually assaulted.”
The social worker told investigators the mother was concerned because her son “has been urinating himself, has a loss of appetite, and has started to touch (his mother’s) breast and vagina,” the report read.
The mother told officers that her son had been attending Pat’s Care Away from Home and she had noticed the closing notice on the door of the business on Jan. 17, but said she was not given an explanation.
The mother told police she was told by an employee on Jan. 30 that the daycare was closing “due to a teacher molesting one of the children,” the report read.
“(The mother) stated that she was told that the other child had medical evidence such as bruising to their private area,” the report said. “(She) stated that she tried to find out more about the situation, but no one could tell her anything.”
Dayton Police Lt. Jason Hall said “there are currently no indications of additional victims.”
Hall also said the department is not currently able to release any details on any persons of interest.
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