Child Care Worker Accused In Rape Investigation
Last updated Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:53 PM CST in News
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SPRINGDALE -- A Springdale day care center employee was arrested Monday in connection with the investigation of the alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl.
Cesar Monarrez Jr., 18, of 1015 Jefferson in Springdale, a child care provider at Royal Children's Academy, was taken into custody following a four-day investigation into allegations he raped the girl earlier this month while she was under his care, said Springdale Police spokesman Sgt. Shane Pegram. A charge of felony rape is pending and more charges may be filed later, Pegram said.
The girl was taken to the Children's Safety Center for a forensic interview conducted by an investigator with the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children.
Monarrez remained Tuesday in Washington County Detention Center in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
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Mrs. Kitty Meow Meow wrote on Feb 13, 2008 8:52 AM:
" The director of the daycare was interviewed on the news last night. It was shocking that he had a lackadaisical attitude about this entire matter. He said he felt sorry for the young man and would hire him back if his name was cleared. It entirely explains why they would allow an 18 year old boy to be unsupervised with the kids while they took their naps. Parents, please check out your caregivers and monitor them continuously! "
ME wrote on Feb 13, 2008 9:24 AM:
" My children were in the class that Cesar "Bubba" was in. He was with my 7 year old son during the winter break from school and with my 2 1/2 year old daughter for the past month. They never had anything bad to say about him (thank god). Part of me wants to believe that he is wrongly accused but I have to have faith that he wouldn't have been arrested if they didn't have the evidence to prove it. "
Deacon wrote on Feb 13, 2008 10:43 AM:
" The news report that I saw (40/29tv.com/video/15287308/index.html) stated that the police actually have a video tape, from the cctv system at the day care center, of the unfortunate incident. If covicted, I hope he'll be locked up for a very, very long time!!!! Also, if I had children in that day care center they WOULD NOT be there today, just based on the day care director's reaction (on camera) about the incident. "
missy wrote on Feb 13, 2008 11:54 AM:
" My son went to that Day care and I never had any problem with it. It is so sad that someone could do something like that to a 4 year old. The news said that the man touched her with his knife. That is frightening. Why would Royal allow the teacher to have a knife?
As for the director to be so nonchalent about this makes me question the intregraty of Royal Academy. To me it seemed as if he was doubting the child and the video footage that backed what the child said.
As a working parent, child care is the most important decision I can make. If they take lightly this child's rape then they need to be closed. "
As for the director to be so nonchalent about this makes me question the intregraty of Royal Academy. To me it seemed as if he was doubting the child and the video footage that backed what the child said.
As a working parent, child care is the most important decision I can make. If they take lightly this child's rape then they need to be closed. "
lisalovestranscription wrote on Feb 13, 2008 2:45 PM:
" Missy, The child said "the knife in his pants," which I concluded to mean not an actual knife, just his member.
This boy is sick though. I hope the parents of the daycare take their children out of the center just based on the director's deplorable attitude. I know we live in a country where it's innocent until proven guilty, which I agree with. But when it comes to our children I hold a much higher standard to who I allow even near my child. I hope the little girl never remembers this. "
This boy is sick though. I hope the parents of the daycare take their children out of the center just based on the director's deplorable attitude. I know we live in a country where it's innocent until proven guilty, which I agree with. But when it comes to our children I hold a much higher standard to who I allow even near my child. I hope the little girl never remembers this. "
adabell wrote on Feb 13, 2008 3:51 PM:
" Nothing can be more disgusting then someone who would molest a small child. It is also alarming that a parent would assume that because their child has not complained that nothing has happened to them. Incidents of molestation sometimes don't come to light for many years. Then again, people also have been falsely accused. Both police and parents have to proceed with caution and intelligence. "
jly wrote on Feb 13, 2008 4:53 PM:
" i have a 4 year old daughter if that happened to her i would be in jail and he would be 6ft under the ground "
canby3 wrote on Feb 13, 2008 5:31 PM:
" I reported this young man to the police some time ago for this type of behavior and assault but to a young teen girl. I was told at that time he had been arrested for assault on his father and had anger management problems. Does the state not require a background check? All they had to do was ask and they would have found out he has deep problems, hope the parents come down on that place hard. I would. "
adabell wrote on Feb 13, 2008 5:42 PM:
" It seems that the day care center is careless in their hiring practices. "
shoutitout2 wrote on Feb 14, 2008 7:41 AM:
" If he can't control his "knife" and it is used against children, let's cute the "knife" off before innocent children get touched by it again! "
missy wrote on Feb 14, 2008 8:01 AM:
" it appears now that the daycare is being investigated on how long it took to report the incident. That is amazing to me. In my oppinion they wanted to cover it up! The news stated they had video footage of the mans hands under the waist band of her shorts. I hope they close them down. There is no way this place will ever watch my son again. "
dragonfly wrote on Feb 14, 2008 8:03 AM:
" Amen.shoutitout2-- I hope this goes to a jury and I hope he gets put away for a very long time. I have grandchildren in daycare and love the place they are in. But heaven forbid anything like that happens to my babies, someone will pay. I would go to jail without a doubt. I hope he doesn't bond out. I think all people accused of sexual misconduct with a minor should not be given the option of posting a bond. Now I know not all of the accused are guilty. But that is few and far between. Sometimes they are accused out of spite and it ruins them for life. However, I truly believe this kid is guilty and the daycare should be held accountable for hiring him. "
neato wrote on Feb 14, 2008 10:10 AM:
" I would like to know if there is a way to educate parents and children in a way that helps, rather than waiting for situations such as this to occur? My little niece was molested by a friend of her fathers, someone he had known for YEARS! This type of thing happens so often. I think it's time for everyone to open up and find a solution for this disgusting compulsive behavior, before it happens to a child. Child molestation is so disgusting. I get so angry when I hear about it. Why can't these people find some other form of sexual deviance that won't screw up someone else's life. Ew! "
rhonda4 wrote on Feb 14, 2008 10:41 AM:
" There are a lot of people with opinions
who have no business giving them because
they have no children at Royal and
have no source that tells them anyone is innocent or guilty, just people
with nothing to do but gossip. Please
know your facts before you destroy the
reputation of a young man who has not
been proven guilty or a Preschool with
fine owners and teachers, get a job!!
"
who have no business giving them because
they have no children at Royal and
have no source that tells them anyone is innocent or guilty, just people
with nothing to do but gossip. Please
know your facts before you destroy the
reputation of a young man who has not
been proven guilty or a Preschool with
fine owners and teachers, get a job!!
"
dont be hatin wrote on Feb 14, 2008 11:15 AM:
" ok well if ma daughter got raped by a emplyee of the daycare center i wuld be sooooo mad and wuld want him to serve at least 20 years of prision for molesting ma daughter "
dragonfly wrote on Feb 14, 2008 11:15 AM:
" Well, I would normally tend to agree with Rhonda4 that all are innocent until proven guilty. But, Apparently this young man was not arrested on the testimony of a 4 year old. The video tape must have shown something in order for the police to arrest him. The owners are Fine? Now how can that be? How long before these things were reported? I can't imagine them trying to hide something like that. So I don't see how everyone could be fine. If they didn't report this as soon as possible I can assure you it wasn't the child or the employee they were thinking about. Clearly only thinking of themselves and the impact it would have on them. The other teachers, if they did not know what happened I feel sorry for them. If they did know and did nothing about it then I don't think they are fine either. "
missy wrote on Feb 14, 2008 12:02 PM:
" rhonda4, first my son did go to Royal and I never had a problem there and also I chose to send him there because there was a wonderful man that went there from Coleman's to work there. It is such a dissappointment that something like that would happen there and I am sure that not everyone there would do such a heinous act to a child.
Cesar Monarrez obviously was arrested with just cause. There are videos that show he placed his hand in her pants! That is a crime!
I am sickened that it took so long for Royal Academy to handle the situation.
I hope that after the investigation that they find that they did handle everything correctly BUT if they didn't then they need to be closed.
Children need to be protected by us against pedophiles and we trust daycares to watch our children and we PAY them to keep them safe.
"
Cesar Monarrez obviously was arrested with just cause. There are videos that show he placed his hand in her pants! That is a crime!
I am sickened that it took so long for Royal Academy to handle the situation.
I hope that after the investigation that they find that they did handle everything correctly BUT if they didn't then they need to be closed.
Children need to be protected by us against pedophiles and we trust daycares to watch our children and we PAY them to keep them safe.
"
Chester wrote on Feb 15, 2008 6:28 PM:
" Those of you expressing concern about the director's attitude should bear in mind that media interviews are typically edited for maximum "effect", and this case is no different. There's a lot more material to the interview than what was aired, and the station chose to edit it "creatively".
Don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying that the director is necessarily blameless. I'm just pointing out that it's not wise to make judgments based on media sound bites. "
Don't get me wrong -- I'm not saying that the director is necessarily blameless. I'm just pointing out that it's not wise to make judgments based on media sound bites. "
rhonda4 wrote on Feb 15, 2008 8:03 PM:
" First of all "Missy" who is the wonderful young man who went to work
there if that is so, why are you gone
now, to my knowledge cesar was the only
young man working there, i know this for a fact, Bravo, Chester you are the only one giving their opinion who see's the media can make it look just as
bad as possible, that is what sell's
ad space and air time. people like
gore,nastiness, sad as it is...look how
popular CSI:Miami is? "
there if that is so, why are you gone
now, to my knowledge cesar was the only
young man working there, i know this for a fact, Bravo, Chester you are the only one giving their opinion who see's the media can make it look just as
bad as possible, that is what sell's
ad space and air time. people like
gore,nastiness, sad as it is...look how
popular CSI:Miami is? "
divastar23 wrote on Feb 19, 2008 9:22 PM:
" Rhonda4 i have a daughter that goes to royals and my husband just got back from the marines and i was telling him how great the daycare is and he didn't have to worry about anything.Then we get home from our vacation and see this on the news. We were extremely upset. Our daughter means to much to us that we are not going to take a chance. What more evidence do u want "HE WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE"!!!! What is the purpose of the cameras being in the rooms if no one is going to look the tapes over. "
CMG95 wrote on Mar 26, 2009 6:20 PM:
" THIS WORLD IS GOIN CRAZY I WAS RAPED FORM THE TIME I WAS 5 TILL I WAS 12 IM NOW 14 N IM STILL HAVIN TROUBLE WITH COPING WITH IT I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES N I CANT STAY HOME BY MYSELF NE MORE CAUSE IM SCARED I FEEL SO SRRY TO THE LITTLE GIRL THIS HAS HAPPENDED TO I HOPE SHE COPES WITH IT BETTER THEN I HAVE MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER N HER FAMILY "
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dragonfly wrote on Feb 13, 2008 8:19 AM: