EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Evansville Police say a man tried to keep an eye on his six-year-old child through facetime, while he was at work.
Police say they were called to an apartment in the 2800 block of Ravenswood Drive around midnight.
They say a woman called to report her autistic niece was left home alone by 26-year-old Daylo Paulson.
The woman told officers her niece is almost non verbal.
She said Paulson sent her a picture of himself at work, with a phone connected to a facetime of the child sleeping.
Officers say, when they arrived, the back door was unlocked, and they knocked for some time.
Due to the circumstances, they say they went inside.
Police say the child was found sleeping in a back bedroom and cried when the officers came in.
They say there was feces from several cats throughout the apartment and on the furniture.
Police say the child’s mother, aunt, and an officer all tried calling Paulson several times.
They say he eventually came home and began yelling at the aunt for calling the police on him.
Officers say he admitted setting up a video chat to see the child while he was not home, and he knew it was most likely child endangerment.
The Department of Child Services is assessing the case.
Paulson is charged with neglect of a dependent.
