MEMPHIS, Tenn — A former Memphis daycare worker charged with child abuse is out of jail after posting bond, according to court records.
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office announced earlier in 2023 that Joe Craig was indicted on Monday, June 26, 2023, with two counts of aggravated child abuse. The D.A.’s office said Craig worked at the Academy of Future Leaders in the 1000 block of Madison Ave. in the Medical District. The D.A.'s office said the allegations stem from reports he abused one of the children at the daycare.
Shelby County court records show Craig was indicted on a second charge of aggravated child abuse on Nov. 28, 2023. Details on the charge were not available. He was arraigned Feb. 13, 2024, on that charge and a public defender was assigned. The court records did not say if the newer charge is related to his time at the same daycare.
In court Wednesday, Dec. 13, bond was revoked in the previous case and he was being held in the Shelby County Jail. That bond was reinstated on April 3, and set at $200,000. Bond was set at $500,000 on the newer charge, then that was reduced to $150,000 in February. He is out of jail after paying bond in both cases.
