Police search for North Texas woman accused of abusing autistic child at ABA Interactive

Police in North Richland Hills are asking for help locating Ashley Moreno, the 31-year-old woman accused in a lawsuit of abusing a non-verbal autistic child at ABA Interactive behavioral therapy center.

Moreno is named in a lawsuit filed by the parents of the child. The suit says video shows Moreno picking up the 7-year-old boy and throwing him against a wall at ABA Interactive. Police have a warrant to arrest her on a charge of injury to a child.

Kiara Henry, 34, of North Richland Hills, is already in police custody on a charge of failure to report the abuse, a state jail felony under the Texas family code, according to police. Henry, owner of ABA Interactive, is named in the suit and accused of lying about the abuse and attempting to cover it up.

Investigators have not been able to locate Moreno, though, according to the release. In the suit, the family alleges Moreno was not fired following the abuse and was instead assigned to home therapy with children.

Tarrant County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to Moreno’s arrest. The North Richland Hills Police Department said it encourages anyone with information related to this investigation to call 817-427-7030 or contact Crime Stoppers at 817-469-8477.

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