Toddler found alone in freezing cold after babysitter nearly drinks herself to death on familys booze: cops
A toddler was found wandering alone in the freezing cold outside a Jersey Shore home Monday after the child’s babysitter drank herself nearly to death, cops said. A horrified neighbor rescued the poor tot in Brigantine just after 12:30 p.m.— then found drunk babysitter Jena Davidson unconscious inside the home, according to police.The neighbor subsequently called the police, who responded to the call along with Brigantine Fire and EMS.Davidson, a 35-year-old from Ventnor City, New Jersey, was given life support and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.“It was determined that the person who was hired to be responsible for the care of the child while the parents were working had consumed a significant amount of the homeowner’s alcohol to the point that she became unconscious and unresponsive,” the Brigantine Police Department said in a statement.Davidson was subsequently charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.The child’s parent was told what had happened and left work to rush home, officials said.Davidson was hired by the parent through Nanny Lane, a popular website used to find local babysitters.In her profile, which was still active as of January 15, she described herself as a graduate with a degree in Elementary Education from Penn State.“I am a Kindergarten teacher and I am currently going back to school to be a nurse,” she wrote.“I have worked in childcare setting since I was 15 years old and I love kids.”The profile said her hourly rate is $18 and that she was available for both full-time and live-in babysitting responsibilities.“We’re very happy to hear that the toddler is safe and that the neighbor acted quickly,” Nanny Lane said in a statement.
“We’ve blocked Jena from using Nanny Lane.She signed up over a year ago, tried our site for three days, then left and never used it again. “Every paid family is provided background checks as part of their membership fee, and we highly recomme...