From the Olympian:
OLYMPIA – The Olympia Early Learning Center’s downtown branch on Capitol Way will close July 29, according to a spokeswoman from the state Department of Early Learning.
The closure is “self-initiated,” she said. Officials at the center could not be reached for comment Thursday. The center closed a second site, on McPhee Road, in mid-April. The Department of Early Learning is investigating a complaint in January that the center failed to report an abuse allegation at that site. In February, the department put the site on its do-not-refer list, and its license is inactive.
In early July, a judge in Olympia sentenced a former assistant teacher at the McPhee Road site to 18 years to life in prison for raping a 5-year-old at the pupil’s home and molesting a 4-year-old pupil at work.
Elisha Tabor, 20, had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation. He had worked at the McPhee Road site from May 2008 to January 2011 when the allegations came to light.
Read more: http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/14/1724781/olympia-early-learning-center.html#ixzz1SCaf6Sjj
Tacoma Attorney Darrell Cochran is representing the families of children molested at OELC. If you have any information, please contact us today.
