A caregiver at the Anderson Center for Autism has been sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison for abusing a non-verbal autistic teenager in Dutchess County. FOX 5’s Teresa Priolo reports the case came to light after whistleblower Emmerson Phiri secretly recorded disturbing video of the abuse. Phiri, who was suspended and later fired after alerting the boy’s family, says the teen was not the only victim. In an exclusive interview, he shares why he risked everything to expose the truth.
NEW YORK - A caregiver at the Anderson Center for Autism has been sentenced to prison following disturbing video that exposed abuse of a non-verbal autistic teenager. The man who filmed the abuse, a whistleblower and former staff member, is now speaking exclusively to FOX 5 about what he witnessed inside the facility.
What we know:
Garnett Collins, the former caregiver seen in a viral abuse video, was sentenced to one to three years in prison for endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.
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