An Ohio woman, Susan Malysa, is facing charges after police said she taped a child in her care to a chair while swimming at the local YMCA. The child’s hands and feet were found bound with duct tape. His mouth was also taped shut.
Malysa, 32, was taken into custody after a relative found the boy taped to a chair in the basement, according to a police report.
|
Advertisement |
The relative, believed to be the child’s mother, didn’t remove the tape so officers could see, according to a police report.
Police said the boy was cold and shaking. He said he wasn’t there long, but police said he had marks on his skin from the tape, as well as a bruise on his face and neck. The relative told investigators that she suspected Malysa was abusing the boy. She tried to take him to a counselor for behavioral issues but said Malysa refused to let him talk to the counselor alone. h/t kron4
She said she became worried when Malysa told her that she was taking one of the children to the YMCA to swim but said the boy wasn’t going with them.
Malysa was arrested and the YMCA and charged with felony child endangering.
She appeared in Boardman Court on Tuesday morning, and $10,000 bond was set.