Daycare Shuts Down After Abuse Scandal

0:00It's April 23rd, Hartford News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. A bright path daycare in Avon, Connecticut is shutting down for good on May 22nd, 2026, after a former employee got arrested for. Sexually abusing a young boy there. The 29-year-old guy, Giancarlo's Barrios Otero, faces charges of fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child from an incident, caught on surveillance back on March 30th. Police say the videos showed him touching the kid inappropriately under a blanket during nap time in a hidden classroom corner. The boy's parent spotted swelling and scratches the next day. And when they asked, the child pointed to Mr. Gian, which is what staff and kids called Barrios Otero. The daycare's response has been to close the spot, calling it a tough call, but best for the families after all the recent drama. They're helping parents find new childcare, working with cops and kicking off their own outside investigation to get to the bottom of it.

1:01Now a lawsuit dropped on April 8th from the boy's family, hitting the daycare's parent companies with claims of negligence, like poor supervision, and ignoring red flags about this employee. They're seeking more than $15,000 for the kid's trauma in injuries. Barrios says they're doubling down on staff training and safety checks across all locations while wrapping things up in Avon, making sure no other. Families deal with this kind of heartbreak.