Police said one of the kids was covered in feces.
Police arrested a babysitter Thursday after she allegedly left the kids she was watching by themselves in an unlocked Florida home.
On Halloween, 20-year-old Joanne Simmons arrived to the West Palm Beach home to watch the three children after their mother hired her off Care.com, according to reports.
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The mom reportedly told police that at 1 p.m. that afternoon, Simmons texted her saying she had a family emergency and asked what time she would be home.
The mom reportedly told Simmons she’d be there at 4 p.m. but if she needed to call her to continue watching the kids she would, to which she said she never received a response.
The babysitter allegedly didn’t respond for the rest of the day and when the mom returned home from work that afternoon, she told police she found her 4-year-old’s underwear coated in feces and rashes in the other children’s diapers, the result of them not being changed all day, according to reports.
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Simmons reportedly told police she abandoned the kids, but said she left because the home wasn’t clean.
Simmons has been charged with child neglect.
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