Five North Texas families have filed a lawsuit against a Carrollton daycare, alleging their toddlers were repeatedly abused by caregivers in incidents captured on surveillance video.
The daycare, Camden Hill Montessori, is now closed. The surveillance footage referenced in the lawsuit has not been released publicly because it remains under investigation, but parents who have viewed it say the footage is devastating.
Parents describe devastating footage
“It’s our worst nightmare and something I hope no parent ever has to go through,” said parent Hannah Showalter. “There really are no words to describe that video. It will stay with me and my husband, forever.”
According to the lawsuit, the alleged abuse came to light after Jamus Hernandez said his 16-month-old son came home injured last summer. Hernandez said the daycare initially told him the injuries were the result of normal toddler play. After repeatedly requesting access to surveillance video, Hernandez said what he saw told a very different story.
Injuries first raised concerns
“The caregiver yanked him up by his arm on the changing table, carried him like that across the room, and just dropped him. You could see immediately that he was in pain,” he said…