The arrest of a nanny abusing a two week old child shocks the community

The arrest if a nanny on Long Island, New York for slapping a two week old child has shocked the community.

Baby nurse Stacy Sakeran, 57, was arraigned at Nassau County District Court on two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. She pleaded not guilty.

The alleged assault happened on June 2 early morning inside a home in Searingtown.

The father of the baby heard his daughter cry out as if in pain just after 1:30 a.m., prompting the parents to review video from a camera installed in the baby's room, WABC reported

They observed Sakeran forcefully moving the baby around and slapping her in the face. They then viewed video from previous days, and on May 30, they observed the nanny yelling at the infant and striking her several times with an opened hand, the report said.

The family notified the police and Sakeran was arrested by around 4 am that day.

The family later spoke exclusively to CBS2’s Jessica Borg.
“We’re, you know, trying to hold up the best we can. It’s very stressful,” father Sibi John told CBS2’s Borg in the exclusive interview this past weekend, calling it a living nightmare.

Sakeran was referred to the family by Lullaby Services. “This is the first time we’ve had, you know, a nanny,” Sibi said. “This is all new to us.”
The father said the cameras in the baby’s room are obvious.

Experts recommend that parents interview the baby nurse or nanny in person and check references, before hiring them.

Saul Moskowitz, the co-founder of Absolute Best Care in Manhattan, advised making sure the references are current.

“People do change,” Moskowitz said. “May be somebody that might have been good 10 years ago, might not be that same great person today.”