FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

Three day care workers fired over claims they abused tot

Three day care workers in Massachusetts have been fired, accused of hanging a toddler from a doorknob by his shirt and then taking photos and video.

Another worker at the KinderCare in Framingham told police Tuesday about the incident that occurred Oct. 10. Framingham police Lt. Stephen Cronin said that the 20-month-old boy wasn’t hurt. The state and police are investigating, and officials are looking to see if the photos or video were posted online.

KinderCare said in a statement that what happened was “completely inappropriate and out of line” with the standard of care they provide children in its facilities.

FREMONT, N.H.

Police investigating killing of woman, apparent suicide

New Hampshire authorities are continuing to investigate the killing of a Fremont woman and the death – apparently by suicide – of a man found in his truck about a mile away several hours later.

Assistant Attorney General Jay McCormack said that the man and woman were acquainted and that authorities are looking into the nature of the relationship.

Authorities have not released either the name of the woman, who was found at a home in Fremont early Friday, or the man, whose body was discovered later.

CRANSTON, R.I.

Body that washed ashore is that of missing fisherman

Authorities say the body that washed ashore in Little Compton is that of a fisherman from Lincoln whose boat capsized earlier this month.

Adam Perry Sr. went missing when his boat capsized more than two weeks ago off Little Compton. Two other men on the boat were rescued a day after the incident. One was clinging to rocks, the other to a lobster buoy.

The U.S. Coast Guard, police and firefighters called off the search for Perry after there was no sign of him, but loved ones continued to look.

His body washed up Friday afternoon.

An official from the Department of Environmental Management on Saturday confirmed that the body was that of the 61-year-old Perry.

WESTERLY, R.I.

School board won’t adopt proposed transgender policy

Westerly’s School Committee has shelved a proposed policy that would allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice and prohibit discrimination against them.

Dozens of residents attended a Town Hall meeting to oppose the policy. Some called it absurd.

Angela Tafone, a sophomore at Westerly High School, said she would not feel safe with boys in the girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.

A draft of the policy emerged from the school board’s policy subcommittee with unanimous backing.

A spokesman for Education Commissioner Deborah Gist said Westerly is the first district in Rhode Island to consider adopting a transgender policy.

Thirty-two states, including Connecticut and Massachusetts, have policies addressing transgender and gender nonconforming students.

BOSTON

Two claim website aided in sexual abuse of minors

Two alleged victims of underage sex trafficking in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit against a website that carries personal ads for people looking for sex, alleging the company assists in the abuse of minors.

The complaint against Backpage.com, filed in federal court in Boston, says the plaintiffs were sold for sex in Massachusetts and Rhode Island more than 1,900 times combined when they were from 15 to 17 years old.

The plaintiffs are listed only as Jane Doe No. 1 and No. 2 and are now 17 and 20 years old.

The lawsuit alleges Backpage aided the exploitation of minors.

Elizabeth McDougall, Backpage’s general counsel, said that the company “vigorously” disputes the allegations and does more than any other online classified site to prevent the trafficking of minors.

– From news service reports