Overview

• La’Keysha Jackson was taken into custody on June 18 and charged with four counts of assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
• The alleged abuse first came to light on May 7 when the boys’ grandmother watched home security footage showing mistreatment.
• Video evidence shows Jackson striking a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old nearly 60 times with a belt and frightening the children with a clown mask.
• Jackson had been caring for the three brothers for about a year after being placed through an ACS-funded program managed by Selfhelp.
• Selfhelp has terminated Jackson’s services and is cooperating with ongoing investigations by ACS and the NYPD.