A pediatric nurse in Pennsylvania has been accused of abusing a medically fragile infant, with disturbing surveillance footage revealing the incident.Disturbing surveillance A Ring camera captured a moment no parent should ever have to see. A pediatric nurse hired to care for a 1-year-old is now accused of abusing the child inside the child’s home.Cindy Desser, 58, is accused of slamming the Newtown Township baby in her crib. In the video from May of last year, Desser adjusts the baby’s medical equipment, walks away, but when the alarm sounds, she chokeslams the baby a second time.An attorney for the baby’s parents told NBC 10 they went to the police and have now filed a lawsuit against Desser and the company that employed her, Team Select Home Care.”They were utterly horrified seeing what they saw on the camera,” the attorney said. “As soon as they saw Desser treating their child like that and abusing her, they rushed into her room and confronted her. And then immediately they called Team Select. They said she cannot come back.”Baby born with spina bifida and needed 24-7 careThe baby was born with spina bifida and other medical complications. At the time of the incident, she was ventilator-dependent and needed 24-7 care.”So, while she was unable to defend herself or speak out on her own behalf and talk to her parents or cry for help, her vital signs, through her vital signs, she was screaming out for help and Team Select, who monitors those, was ignoring that,” the attorney said.Desser charged in separate caseOn March 27, Desser was charged in a separate Bucks County case, accused of abusing a three-year-old child while working for another home care company, Dynamic Home Care.Desser is facing several charges, including aggravated assault.Officials believe there may be more victims.”We firmly believe that given now that we’ve seen Desser assault two minor children who are medically compromised, that these are not isolated occurrences. These are rather part of her pattern,” the attorney said.The companies that Desser works for have yet to comment on the claims, as have her attorneys.
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A pediatric nurse in Pennsylvania has been accused of abusing a medically fragile infant, with disturbing surveillance footage revealing the incident.
Disturbing surveillance
A Ring camera captured a moment no parent should ever have to see. A pediatric nurse hired to care for a 1-year-old is now accused of abusing the child inside the child’s home.
Cindy Desser, 58, is accused of slamming the Newtown Township baby in her crib. In the video from May of last year, Desser adjusts the baby’s medical equipment, walks away, but when the alarm sounds, she chokeslams the baby a second time.
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An attorney for the baby’s parents told NBC 10 they went to the police and have now filed a lawsuit against Desser and the company that employed her, Team Select Home Care.
“They were utterly horrified seeing what they saw on the camera,” the attorney said. “As soon as they saw Desser treating their child like that and abusing her, they rushed into her room and confronted her. And then immediately they called Team Select. They said she cannot come back.”
Baby born with spina bifida and needed 24-7 care
The baby was born with spina bifida and other medical complications. At the time of the incident, she was ventilator-dependent and needed 24-7 care.
“So, while she was unable to defend herself or speak out on her own behalf and talk to her parents or cry for help, her vital signs, through her vital signs, she was screaming out for help and Team Select, who monitors those, was ignoring that,” the attorney said.
Desser charged in separate case
On March 27, Desser was charged in a separate Bucks County case, accused of abusing a three-year-old child while working for another home care company, Dynamic Home Care.
Desser is facing several charges, including aggravated assault.
Officials believe there may be more victims.
“We firmly believe that given now that we’ve seen Desser assault two minor children who are medically compromised, that these are not isolated occurrences. These are rather part of her pattern,” the attorney said.
The companies that Desser works for have yet to comment on the claims, as have her attorneys.