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Three More People Face Charges in Abuse Investigation

Three additional people face charges stemming from an investigation of abuse allegations at a center for developmentally disabled adults and children in Romney.

Hampshire County Magistrate Ron DiColia said Springfield resident Kevin Helms, Romney resident Jessica Carter, and Pennsylvania resident Justin Wright have each been charged with one count of failure to report abuse and neglect. The charge is a misdemeanor.

Helms and Carter have been released on bond. Wright is being transported to Hampshire County from Pennsylvania.

West Virginia State Police arrested four others on the same charge on Friday and Saturday.

The investigation began in January after upper management at the Potomac Center reported allegations of abuse to the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The DHHR removed 24 children from three houses at the center.

Romney Center Abuse Allegations Probe Continues

A West Virginia State Police spokesman says an investigation of child abuse allegations at a center in Romney might not be completed until the fall.
 
Lt. Michael Baylous tells The Cumberland Times-News of Maryland that state police investigators are still conducting interviews. He says some of those being interviewed are special needs children.
 
The investigation began in January after upper management at the nonprofit Potomac Center reported allegations of physical and sexual abuse to the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The department removed 24 children from three intensive training program houses at the center and stopped Medicaid funding for the programs.
 
The center serves children and adults with developmental disabilities.
 
The center is cooperating with the investigation.
 

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