RHOSE ISLAND – A former cheerleading coach and nurse has been charged with seven counts of child molestation, the East Providence Police Department says.
33-year-old Alyshia Tkacs sexually molesting the victim, now an adult, “repeatedly” over a two year period, police said. Adding, the abuse “occurred almost every day.”
The alleged incidents happened when the victim was between 12 and 14 years old, officials said.
“I do know (redacted) did not want Alyshia with (redacted) but later learned (redacted) continued to meet her at a park where Alyshia gave (redacted) gifts,” a local gym owner, Dawn Castonguay, told ABC 6.
Tkacs is being held without bail and has been suspended from her job as a registered nurse at the Women and Infants Hospital.
“Care New England conducted background checks prior to employment and those were clean. She has been suspended indefinitely without pay and denied access to our campus,” the hospital said in a statement. “We take the care and safety of our community very seriously, so we immediately took action when notified.”
The investigation is ongoing.
