Police: Man Caught On Camera Beating Teen Under Investigation
POSTED: 8:02 pm EDT September 29, 2008
UPDATED: 9:08 pm EDT September 29, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Police said the investigation continues into a group home in Springfield after a man is caught on video beating a teenager.
The foster group home in question is called Visions for Youth in Springfield.
Police said a teenager fell asleep at a church service and then was taken into the hall by an adult and then the adult pushed the teen to the floor and beat him.
That was enough for Montgomery County to remove its 16 teens that were housed there.
Ann Stevens said, “When we became aware of some behavior that was inappropriate by the staff, we immediately took the children out of that group home and placed them elsewhere so they would be safe.”
Montgomery County also got in touch with Hamilton County Child Services, which had foster teens housed there and told them about what happened.
The pastor at the church service, Bill Stout, said, “It looked like he was shoved. It looked like he tried to run. It really troubled me a lot and we prayed on it and slept on it a day or two. But then we realized we really had an obligation to the prosecutor and public defender that represented this boy to know that this evidence in his defense.”
Montgomery County said they will no longer place foster teens at that Springfield facility.
The foster home so far has declined to comment.
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