Bronx nanny cuffed for allegedly whipping children with belt nearly 60 times smiles for the camera anyway | amNewYork
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A Bronx nanny, Lakeysha Jackson, faces child abuse charges after being filmed brutally beating two young boys, aged 4 and 6, with a belt. The abuse was discovered by the children's grandmother via home security footage. Jackson, who was meant to be a homemaker assigned by the ACS, has been charged with four counts of assault and two counts of endangering child welfare. Reports indicate she also frightened the children by wearing scary costumes. She was arrested on June 18 after weeks on the run.
She was charged with four counts of assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
The children's grandmother checked the home's security cameras and saw the horrific attack on the video.
Authorities say the incident unfolded in a home near Washington Avenue and 168th Street in Morrisania on May 7 at around 2:15 p.m.
Jackson was caught on video beating a 4-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy with a belt nearly 60 times.
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