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Judge Suspends Three Potenza Nursery Educators for a Year Over Alleged Abuse of 36 Children

The precautionary order followed evidence from recordings plus testimonies collected during a months-long Carabinieri investigation.

Overview

  • The GIP in Potenza ordered a one-year suspension from professional duties for three educators at the Melograno nursery.
  • Investigators documented slaps, shaking, and denigratory phrases through installed audio-video cameras, according to the prosecutor.
  • The alleged conduct concerns 36 children under the age of three who were enrolled at the facility.
  • The Carabinieri executed the judge's measure after opening the probe on a complaint and later gathering additional witness statements.
  • The nursery is in the Cocuzzo neighborhood under a convention with the Municipality of Potenza, and the case remains in the preliminary phase.