Police respond after man charged with rape, incest, appears at Franklin day care
When Corey Proctor was first arrested, Franklin Springs Academy owner Rebekah Proctor told WSMV4 he would not be allowed near the day care once he got out of jail.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Employees at a Midstate day care were so concerned about who showed up at Franklin Springs Academy that they called the Franklin Police Department.
It’s the latest development in WSMV4’s investigation into the troubled day care.
The employees were worried about Corey Proctor. He’s the husband of Franklin Springs Academy owner Rebekah Proctor.
He recently bonded out of jail on charges of rape and incest involving a teenager related to his wife, Rebekah Proctor.
When Corey Proctor was first arrested in August, Rebekah Proctor told WSMV4 Anchor Amanda Hara over the phone that he would not be allowed near Franklin Springs Academy once he got out of jail.
She said she wanted parents to know that their children were safe.
However, employees say security footage from September 10th shows Corey Proctor driving up to Franklin Springs Academy and parking his truck in front of the entrance.
That’s when workers called the police.
When FPD Officer Michael Olive arrived on the scene, an employee said, “Was he permitted to be on the property or not because our state licensing said that he was not? Our parents were very concerned about him coming and him being able to have access to the building with his rape charges, especially with it being a minor.”
Body camera footage shows Officer Oliver making phone calls to figure out if Corey Proctor violated his bond conditions. When Ofc. Oliver called Rebekah Proctor to ask her about it she admitted to sending her husband to the day care to deliver paychecks.
Body camera footage captured the phone call. Ofc. Oliver asked her, “So you wanted him to come up here and deliver the checks. Is that correct?” Rebekah Proctor can be heard responding, “Yes sir, because I cannot be in more than one place at one time. As long as he doesn’t go in the building those are the only restrictions. I had to run the opposite direction and I needed help dropping off payroll.”
The conditions of Corey Proctor’s bond state he is “required to stay away from the residence, property, school or place of employment of the protected person and other family or household member.”
But, a Franklin Police Department report shows the District Attorney decided not to bring charges because “a violation was not pertinent in the spirit of the law and the original protected party.”
WSMV contacted the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office for clarification but did not receive a response.
Employees can be heard on body camera footage telling Ofc. Oliver that the charges against Corey Proctor have affected enrollment. “Parents are pulling because they’re afraid that now that you’re out of jail something like this is going to happen,” one worker said. Another told Ofc. Olive, “We’re at 140, 150 kids. And now we’re at 70.”
WSMV4’s previous coverage of Franklin Springs Academy includes:
– Employees striking over routinely late paychecks
– Parents of Franklin Springs Academy sending cash straight to workers after late paychecks
– Franklin Springs Academy workers going without food or formula because paychecks bounced
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