COLORADO SPRINGS — The mother of a 13-year-old boy who police say was living in a home littered with human feces has been placed on administrative leave from her part-time job at a church nursery.
Sharon Starkey, who was cited Thursday for child neglect along with her husband, former Colorado Springs Councilman Charles Wingate, worked at the First United Methodist Church of Colorado Springs nursery on a “very part-time” and “as needed” basis, Leanne Schreiner, director of administration and finance, said in a statement.
“We’ll be praying for her and her family and providing support as best we can,” Schreiner said Friday in a brief telephone interview.
Starkey, described by Schreiner as a “responsible, reliable employee” and a long-time member of the church, works full-time at another childcare facility, Schreiner said in the statement. Schreiner said she didn’t know the name of the facility.
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