Child Beat Up At Church Camp; Blames Employee

MCALMONT, AR- A child beaten up at a church summer camp Wednesday, now a grandmother is seeking answers after learning an employee instigated the fight. Her 12-year-old grandson told FOX 16 he's been bullied for several years now at the McAlmont Church of Christ Summer Camp. However, three teens took it to a whole new level on Wednesday. The boy suffered a severe concussion and was taken to the hospital.

"My Leg was hurting and I had really bad pain and I was just so dizzy, and my head was hurting, I just kept holding my head," said the 12-year-old victim.

The boy said he was playing a game of basketball with one of the church employees, when he admitted to making fun of woman's basketball shot.

"All I remember is her grabbing the other 2 boys and telling them ya'll go over there and hit and beat him up for me," said the victim.

Next thing the boy knew, the teens were throwing punches at him, picked him up and slammed him on the ground. At one point, the teens started stomping on him. He didn't remember much after the fight other than he was in a lot of pain and no adults were around.

"That could've killed him," said Carolyn Jordan, victim's Grandmother.

Carolyn Jordan's been sending her grandson to the summer camp for six years. Now she's hesitant on trusting a place she once considered safe.

"That right there just made me mad. I said for you to stand there and let 3 of them jump him?" explained Jordan.

Jordan is even more upset at how the 19-year-old employee handled the situation, especially the moment her grandson lost a tooth in the fight.

"She turned around and brought me my tooth and she laughed in my face," said the victim.

Church minister Loyd Harris said he's concerned about the issue and says they're looking into the matter.

"There are some preliminary actions that have been taken to remove kids from the program while we do the investigation," said Loyd Harris, Minister.

The child and his family ultimately want to see a change.

"I just want things to be right," said the victim.

"They either need to get some better staff, staff the place right and find somebody to run the place the way it used to be ran. They just need to point blank close it down because its not going to do anybody any good to go down there and find their kids somewhere dead," said Jordan.

In a Pulaski County Sheriff's report, it says two church employees said the children were "horse playing" when one got injured. The mother of the child said she plans on pressing charges.

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