ATLANTA (AP) – A camp director has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge after a 5-year-old boy drowned last summer while attending summer camp near Atlanta.
Benjamin “Kamau” Hosch III died July 21 after he was found unresponsive in the water at Cochran Mill Nature Center southwest of Atlanta while attending Camp Cricket.
Fulton County court records show camp director Terri Clark faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct and a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter. If convicted, Clark could face between one to 10 years in prison.
Nature center executive director Maribeth Wansley faces a misdemeanor charge of operating an early childhood learning center without a license. That carries a fine of $50 to $200 and up to a year in prison for each day of operation without a license.
Philip Holloway, a lawyer for Clark, said his client plans to plead not guilty and will mount a vigorous defense.