Main image: G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School; Carina Chindamo appears inset in a booking photo. (Manatee Schools; Bradenton Police Department)
Two Florida school employees are facing charges after they were seen tying a 7-year-old autistic child to a chair for an hour, police say.
Teacher Carina Chindamo, 31, and aide Taylor Internicola, 39, stand accused of one count each of false imprisonment , the Bradenton Police Department announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release .
According to Manatee County jail records, however, Chindamo was charged with one count of battery — touch or strike. County court records refer to the charge as “simple battery.” She was arrested on Feb. 5 and bonded out on Feb. 6. A warrant is currently out for Internicola’s arrest, police say.
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Chindamo is an Exceptional Student Education teacher at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School. Internicola is Chindamo’s aide.
The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. 2, police said. The two adults allegedly used a walking rope to tie down the nonverbal boy’s wrists.