SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A former teacher aide at a state school in Springfield is accused of abusing a nonverbal autistic teenager during a restraint incident that was captured on video.
According to online court records, Christopher Adam Cohen, born in 1980, of Willard, is charged with abuse or neglect of a child – no sexual contact, a Class D felony.
Court documents say the incident occurred on July 18, 2025, at Greene Valley State School. The alleged victim, identified in court records as a 17-year-old student with autism who is nonverbal, was allegedly restrained by Cohen after taking another student’s food…