Fort Lauderdale, FL: A nanny was arrested last week on charges that she abused a 15-year-old boy whose family hired her in Fort Lauderdale.
There are two felony counts against Catherine Paulette Ayala, 53, for lewd and lascivious abuse of a person older than 12 but younger than 18.
A likely cause affidavit says that Ayala worked for the family for about two years as both a personal help and a nanny. Police in Fort Lauderdale said the event took place between October 2 and October 20, 2023.
It says that Ayala told the boy to come to her while he was getting ready for school in the kitchen. Police say the teen came up behind Ayala and she grabbed his hands and put them on her bare breasts.
Then she touched the victim’s private parts for about a minute before the teen’s mother came in and saw what was going on, the statement said.
The affidavit says that police didn’t talk to the victim about what happened until January 18. Police said the teen’s mother also gave them a signed statement about what she saw that day and said she wanted to press charges.
From Monday on, Ayala was no longer in the jail database. The charges against her are not clear and the amount of bond is also not released by the police.