‘He can’t tell mommy what’s happening’: Florida teacher allegedly tied 7-year-old nonverbal autistic boy to chair for an hour with nylon rope, said she does it all the time

Carina Chindamo appears inset against an image of the school where she works.

Main image: G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School; Carina Chindamo appears inset in a booking photo. (Manatee Schools; Bradenton Police Department)

Two Florida school employees are facing charges after they were seen tying a 7-year-old autistic child to a chair for an hour, police say.

Teacher Carina Chindamo, 31, and aide Taylor Internicola, 39, stand accused of one count each of false imprisonment, the Bradenton Police Department announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release.

According to Manatee County jail records, however, Chindamo was charged with one count of battery — touch or strike. County court records refer to the charge as “simple battery.” She was arrested on Feb. 5 and bonded out on Feb. 6. A warrant is currently out for Internicola’s arrest, police say.

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