A babysitter is accused of leaving two children unattended in a car for hours, with one hospitalized in critical condition.
A child was found unresponsive after being left alone in an SUV parked in a babysitter's driveway for hours last week, according to the arraignment report for the babysitter, who now faces criminal charges.
Aimee Cotton, 40, of Oak Bluffs, was charged with assault and battery on a child with injury and reckless endangerment after admitting to leaving the 3-year-old and a second child alone in the SUV, according to court paperwork.
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According to the arraignment report, Cotton called 911 on Thursday afternoon for help after finding the child, who she was babysitting, unresponsive. She initially told dispatchers that she had left the child in the car for around 15 minutes, buckled into a third-row car seat in her SUV.
When first responders arrived Cotton was performing CPR on the child, according to the report. The child, who was reported to be in grave condition, was rushed to the local emergency room and ultimately airlifted to MGH in critical condition.
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According to the report, video evidence provided by the Nest camera at Cotton's home showed that she left the toddler, along with another child she babysits, in the car for an extended period of time. Cotton later admitted that the child had been in the car much longer than 15 minutes - closer to around three hours. Investigators said she also admitted that she did not give either child food, water or supervision during this period. When she found the child unresponsive, she called 911.
The report noted that as of Friday, the child was still in critical condition.
Cotton was arrested and arraigned Friday in Edgartown District Court. She and released on a $2,800 bail, with conditions.
