Former Helping Hands group home worker pleads not guilty to abuse charge
Former group home worker Avery Davis was arraigned in court on October 11. He was first taken into custody Sept. 21
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HALES CORNERS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Former group home worker Avery Davis was arraigned in court Wednesday, Oct. 11.
He was first taken into custody Sept. 21, accused of the intentional abuse of a patient.
Forty-seven-year-old Davis, who worked at the Helping Hands home in Hales Corners, entered a not guilty plea Wednesday morning.
Cellphone video from July shows Davis appearing to hit a nonverbal, autistic client outside the home. The home has since been shut down.
In court Wednesday, Davis, who appeared by zoom, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge.
His next court date is Nov. 9.
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