The owner of a Colorado day care that allegedly used a 'false wall' to hide 26 toddlers in a basement has been arrested and charged, court documents show.
used a "false wall"Carla M. Faith, 58, was arrested Monday and faces charges related to child abuse and attempting to influence a public servant, according to the documents. Her bond was set at $3,000.
The charges stem from November, when officers went to Play Mountain Place in Colorado Springs after complaints about overcrowding. There, they found 26 children younger than 3 with two adults behind the false wall. Police didn't immediately find any children when they first arrived at the day care, Colorado Springs police. They contacted Faith, who lives on the property, and she "refused to cooperate" with the officers, police said.
The state Department of Human Services received the complaint in November and enlisted police help in carrying out the welfare check, the department said in a statement.
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