INDIANA
Indianapolis Star
Written by
Vic Ryckaert
State officials are shutting down a Greenwood church’s day care after a church official accused of sexual abuse was allowed near the children.
The Little Angels Daycare and Preschool in White River Baptist Church must close by Wednesday. Sherri Backemeyer, a consultant who inspected the facility for the state, found the church official on the premises on Jan. 30, said Marni Lemons, a spokeswoman for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.
“This person was not charged or convicted of a crime, but the Department of Child Services substantiated a claim of sexual abuse,” Lemons said. The church had been warned to keep the official away from the building, she said.
The Indianapolis Star left messages for the Rev. Steve Finke, senior pastor at the church, and day care director Amy Chilton.
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