Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged

**Adam** · 29th December 2005, 10:06 AM

Damn, imagine finding out your babysitter got your 2 year old drunk?

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PATCHOGUE, New York (AP) -- A 37-year-old man was charged with child endangerment after one of two toddlers he was baby-sitting was found drunk, authorities said.

Suffolk County sheriff's deputies investigating a family court case peered through the window of a Patchogue home Tuesday and saw Juan Reyes passed out with the children wandering around the house.

They managed to rouse Reyes, who was the only adult at home with the two toddlers, ages 2 and 3, according to the sheriff's office. The deputies said Reyes appeared extremely intoxicated.

The deputies also noticed the 2-year-old was having difficulty standing, had bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol and was lethargic.

The toddler was taken to the hospital, where tests revealed he was legally intoxicated, with a blood-alcohol content of 0.094 percent, the sheriff's office said. In New York, a driver is considered drunk with an alcohol content of 0.08 percent or greater.

The second child was taken into the custody of Child Protective Services.

At the time, the children's parents were at a hospital, where the mother was giving birth.

Reyes was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip and ordered held on $5,000 bail. He was scheduled to return to court on January 3.

Robert Clifford, spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney, said the children's family lives at the house where the toddlers were found. Reyes also gave that as his address during his arraignment.

The district attorney's office said Reyes was being represented by the Legal Aid Society. Calls to the society went unanswered Wednesday evening.

**Adri** · 29th December 2005, 10:11 AM

It would be time for a beating. wtf!

**Ally** · 29th December 2005, 10:16 AM

That's crazy!

Penelope · 29th December 2005, 10:31 AM

**Reyes was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip and ordered held on $5,000 bail. He was scheduled to return to court on January 3.**

Are you kidding me? $5,000 bail for intentially endangering a child? They have stiffer laws about injuring an animal on purpose than harming a child. What a mess.

Gala · 29th December 2005, 10:45 AM

damn babysitters..lol kinda comedy though.. reminds me of the storys of how my brother drunk alot when he was younger.. (like 4 i think) and was drunk.. *giggles* (im younger than him so all i have is storys to go on.. not sure how much he drunk but it was alot.

Cassie · 29th December 2005, 10:46 AM

When I was around 4 years old, my mom tells me a story how we were all at a family birthday party at my aunt/uncles house...there were soda/beer cans littering the coffee table and since this was summertime, people were in and out of the house a lot. apparently i got into the 'soda' (what i thought was soda) by drinking out of the cans on the table. I don't think i was 'drunk' exactly but me stumbling around (i was only 4) was apparently funny at the time. I'm not going to be mad about it now, but if i actually remembered much from when i was four, i don't think i'd have liked running into walls and being laughed at.

But seriously, this situation is much more serious...did he fall asleep and the kid got into his drink, or did the guy deliberately have the kid drink it? I read that and didn't find that out anywhere. Either way the guy is responsible for the childs state of drunkenness. Very sad...and that he was 'living' there at the time and the family didn't know?

Epona · 29th December 2005, 11:20 AM

I got drunk at 18 months old...but thats cause my dads side are alcoholics and i was sipping everyones drink...anywho

I think its disgusting that a grown man got a young child drunk. He should be beaten severely.

Snowy · 29th December 2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope

**Reyes was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip and ordered held on $5,000 bail. He was scheduled to return to court on January 3.**

Are you kidding me? $5,000 bail for intentially endangering a child? They have stiffer laws about injuring an animal on purpose than harming a child. What a mess.

You forget, in today's society, pets and other animals are more highly valued than children. You want response to something like this, change the story to say a dog was left chained to a doghouse without water or food for a week.. the whole state's animal activists will be down someone's throat for it. A child has to actually die before anyone usually notices: a sad indictment on our country's morals and ethics, I think!

Bo · 29th December 2005, 05:58 PM

That is insane. I cant imagine giving my kid booze. Of course the punishment is never fitting to the crime.

viczerk · 29th December 2005, 05:59 PM

i'd hafta agree, this guy needs to be strung up and beat, being a partent of 2 myself, i couldn't even imagine what i woulda done if it had been my kids.

29th December 2005, 10:11 AM	#2
Adri Wearing metal panties in a lightning storm Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Pacific/Landroval Posts: 3,761 Gold: 5,810 My Mood: Thanks: 177 Thanked 93 Times in 65 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged It would be time for a beating. wtf! We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places. --Harold J. Duarte-Bernhardt Thanks to Atlas for the fantastic sig!

29th December 2005, 10:16 AM	#3
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,420 Gold: 3,019 My Mood: Thanks: 36 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged That's crazy!

29th December 2005, 10:31 AM	#4
Penelope Gift to Avalon Join Date: Dec 2005 Shard: Catskills Posts: 70 Gold: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged Reyes was arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip and ordered held on $5,000 bail. He was scheduled to return to court on January 3. Are you kidding me? $5,000 bail for intentially endangering a child? They have stiffer laws about injuring an animal on purpose than harming a child. What a mess.

29th December 2005, 10:45 AM	#5
Gala I Poke Dots Join Date: Apr 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 363 Gold: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged damn babysitters..lol kinda comedy though.. reminds me of the storys of how my brother drunk alot when he was younger.. (like 4 i think) and was drunk.. giggles (im younger than him so all i have is storys to go on.. not sure how much he drunk but it was alot.

29th December 2005, 10:46 AM	#6
Cassie I'm high on life, can't you tell? Join Date: May 2005 Shard: Drachenfels/LS Posts: 228 Gold: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged When I was around 4 years old, my mom tells me a story how we were all at a family birthday party at my aunt/uncles house...there were soda/beer cans littering the coffee table and since this was summertime, people were in and out of the house a lot. apparently i got into the 'soda' (what i thought was soda) by drinking out of the cans on the table. I don't think i was 'drunk' exactly but me stumbling around (i was only 4) was apparently funny at the time. I'm not going to be mad about it now, but if i actually remembered much from when i was four, i don't think i'd have liked running into walls and being laughed at. But seriously, this situation is much more serious...did he fall asleep and the kid got into his drink, or did the guy deliberately have the kid drink it? I read that and didn't find that out anywhere. Either way the guy is responsible for the childs state of drunkenness. Very sad...and that he was 'living' there at the time and the family didn't know?

29th December 2005, 11:20 AM	#7
Epona You Have Been Epownt! Join Date: Sep 2004 Shard: Catskills Posts: 687 Gold: 1,117 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged I got drunk at 18 months old...but thats cause my dads side are alcoholics and i was sipping everyones drink...anywho I think its disgusting that a grown man got a young child drunk. He should be beaten severely.

29th December 2005, 05:58 PM	#9
Bo byebye sandland! less than 24hrs to go! Join Date: Sep 2005 Shard: Baja Posts: 2,527 Gold: 609 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged That is insane. I cant imagine giving my kid booze. Of course the punishment is never fitting to the crime.

29th December 2005, 05:59 PM	#10
viczerk Join Date: Dec 2005 Shard: chessy Posts: 74 Gold: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Drunken toddler found, babysitter charged i'd hafta agree, this guy needs to be strung up and beat, being a partent of 2 myself, i couldn't even imagine what i woulda done if it had been my kids.

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