NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The owner of a North Richland Hills child therapy center has been arrested and the search for an employee is underway after complaints surfaced about the alleged abuse of a 7-year-old non-verbal autistic patient.
34-year-old ABA Interactive Therapy Center owner Kiara Henry was taken into custody on Wednesday and is charged with failing to report the abuse.
The facility facing a $1 million lawsuit which accuses the enter of vicarious liability, negligence, negligent hiring, training, supervision, retention and gross negligence.
According to a lawsuit, the parents allege video evidence shows therapist Ashley Moreno picking their child up by his collar and slamming him against the wall in June.
A photo included in the lawsuit shows the child with a scratch on his face. Moreno is wanted on a felony injury to a child charge.
The family claims the school told them the child had a behavioral outburst and scratched himself. The school is accused of initially denying the parents access to the video due to school policy, according to the lawsuit.
CrimeStoppers in offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to Moreno’s arrest.
The department encouraged anyone with information about the incident to call 817-427-7030.
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