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February 8, 2015
A Norwood daycare provider has been sentenced for the devastating abuse suffered by a boy in her care – all while maintaining her innocence in the case.
Marie Abraham came into court Thursday to be sentenced for felony child endangering. She took the unusual step of entering an Alford plea in the case, which states that she admits prosecutors could convict her.
It set the stage for a sentencing hearing that put the pain of her family, and the victim’s family on display.
Cole Arata was in the care of Marie Abraham back in May 2012, when she ran a daycare from her home.
Cole suffered severe head trauma that left him in the hospital for 144 days. His grandfather described his skull as “crushed.”
Now Cole is four years old, paralyzed, on a feeding tube and unable to speak.
The grandparents of Cole Arata spoke out in court. His grandfather, Steve Arata, said he wanted to give voice to Cole’s pain. Even as he testified, Arata acknowledged that they don’t fully know what happened to Cole and who is responsible.
“We speak not from anger with Marie or anyone else in this family, but we speak with forgiveness in our hearts,” Arata said.
He spoke of a “perpetrator,” and said “only the criminally perverse could forcibly crush the face of an ever-smiling and loving two-year-old child.”
Other parents whose children were cared for by Abraham, came to court today to speak out on her behalf. Alicia Gibson said Abraham loves children and has a way with them.
“The other parents and I refer to her as the ‘baby whisperer,’ because she could always get them to do things we cannot,” Gibson said.
