2003 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA   INFORMATION

April 9, 2003

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that a Camden County Grand Jury today indicted four people in connection with two unrelated child abuse cases.

In one case, David Yates, M/50, and Marie Celine Healey, F/48, both of the 800 block of Myrtle Avenue in Lindenwold, were indicted for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Aggravated Assault. They allegedly used a wooden cutting board to assault the 15-year-old victim on Dec. 8, 2002. The victim was allegedly struck with between 50 and 60 blows and suffered severe bruising.

The defendants are free on bail. The victim was removed from the household by the state Division of Youth and Family Services.

If convicted, the defendants each face up to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison on the Endangering Charge and up to five years on each Aggravated Assault charge.

In a second case, the Grand Jury indicted Rosanna Kulbickas, F/47, a bus driver for the Pennsauken Board of Education, on charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Official Misconduct. Mildred Busch, F/79, a bus aide, was indicted on a charge of Abuse and Neglect of a Child.

The indictment charges that on Sept. 18, 2002, the two defendants failed to perform a routine check of their school bus and left a 5-year-old disabled boy from Pennsauken inside the vehicle when it was left in a bus lot. The child was unable to remove the seat belt and remained in the bus alone for 90 minutes before a mechanic discovered the boy.

If convicted, Kulbickas faces up to 10 years in prison on each of the two charges. Busch faces up to 18 months. They are free on their own recognizance.

All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.