Kentucky babysitter charged with abusing two-year-old boy
Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News This Morning, 6 a.m. Hour
Published: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:05 AM EDT|Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 7:34 AM EDT
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/WKYT) - A Whitley County babysitter was charged with abusing a young child.
Police charged Charlene Lowe with criminal abuse and wanton endangerment.
State police said Lowe was babysitting a two-year-old boy for one week while his mother was working.
Officers said the child was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital with several bruises and a footprint on his stomach.
In an interview with police, Lowe claimed the injuries came from the boy falling out of bed.
Lowe was taken to the Whitley County Detention Center.
Copyright 2023 WYMT. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BP3ZX2IHVNE4XMAKXID2HT4DBE.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BOUKTVYK6BCABABXXSKW2I3ZCU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/22ZVDVGVUJEQ5DALUULMWOBQJI.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ABNRF3PY6NCYLBGN4UP2LPDGVY.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CRLG57MISNCQHMPWVXSTZYBLHE.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/AJ6ESL4IKFCXPOR6DEW3GOYEQE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KMQZ7FHHZJCQXN7X5R6ULM3BDQ.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FTMQSUVECJAMHPF7W3LXT3VXTI.jpg)