ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — After a man was charged with aggravated child abuse on Dec. 26, a Pensacola woman has been arrested for youngster neglect after allegedly failing to guard the seven kids concerned, based on Pensacola law enforcement officials.
Jakirea Foreman, 31, was charged with youngster neglect on Dec. 29.
Officers stated they responded to Gulf Coast Kids House on Nov. 9, in reference to seven kids being abused, a 13-month-old, a three-year-old, a four-year-old, a six-year-old, an eight-year-old, a nine-year-old and an 11-year-old. According to the arrest report, 5 of the kids had optimistic indicators of kid abuse.
On Nov. 14, officers stated they went to Gulf Coast Kids House to look at the forensic interviews. Each of the 5 kids reported that they had been whipped by leather-based belts and telephone charger cords.
According to the arrest report, one of many victims noticed Foreman whip one other youngster “a lot of times.” One of the victims goes on to say Eric Suggs whips one other sufferer with the white charging wire whereas, “Jakirea doesn’t do anything other than laugh.” On one other event, a sufferer stated Foreman advised one other sufferer subsequent time she does one thing unhealthy she is “going to make her bleed.”
Officers stated within the arrest report, 5 of the seven kids had been optimistic for torture and youngster abuse based on medical examinations performed at Gulf Coast Kids House.
“Jakirea intentionally would whip [redacted] and [redacted] with a belt and cord,” the officer stated within the arrest report. “[Redacted] all stated Jakirea would laugh and not stop Eric while he whipped the children with a cord and belt. All four children stated Jakirea was present on multiple occasions when Eric would whip them with a cord and belt; however, Jakirea would continue to leave Eric with the children which allowed the abuse to continue. Jakirea failed to make a reasonable effort to protect all seven children form the abuse Eric was doing to them.”
Foreman was booked into the Escambia County Jail with out bond.
The PPD didn’t say if or how the accused and their victims are associated.