PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A nurse practitioner who was hired to babysit a developmentally disabled boy has pleaded guilty to assaulting the 9-year-old while his parents went on a rare night out.
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin says 49-year-old Kimberly Faneuf, of Cumberland, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 2013 assault at the family’s home in Cranston.
She was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison.
Kilmartin’s office says the boy’s parents had set up a camera in his bedroom to monitor him because he was prone to seizures. When they checked the camera while at dinner, they saw Faneuf grab their son, assault him and toss him onto his bed.
“This young boy needed care and compassion, but in a fit of rage and anger, his caretaker physically assaulted him. As a professionally trained LPN, her actions are even more troubling. The developmentally disabled are among our most vulnerable population, often unable to report an assault or abuse. Had it not been for his loving parents installing a video camera to monitor their son’s health, this assault very well may not have been reported and this defendant free to assault more patients,” said Attorney General Kilmartin.
Faneuf told police that she was overworked and tired.
Her nursing license was suspended.
