TYLER, Texas — After two caregivers at a special needs home in Tyler were arrested for abusing a nonverbal teen with autism, the company that oversees the facility has issued a statement condemning the actions of its former employees.
Bubacarr Ceesay, 24, of Tyler, and Auston Kile Reed, 23, of Lindale, were charged Feb. 18 with injury to a disabled person. After the father of the teen placed cameras in the room, videos show the men abusing his son repeatedly, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The group home is overseen by Community Access Inc., which operates homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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