Parents unaware of alleged sexual assault at VillaKids for months

A Colorado Springs man is charged with sexually assaulting two 7-year-olds at “VillaKids,” a childcare program through VillaSport Club and Spa.

The former VillaKids employee, 21-year-old Ryan Callins, was arrested in March after a woman reported she overheard her daughters saying Callins asked them to touch him inappropriately.

According to court documents, sometime between fall and winter of last year, Callins assaulted the two girls under a small play gym ramp at the facility. The girls later picked Callins out of a lineup saying that’s “the man who did bad things to me.”

VillaSports took months to notify parents about the alleged abuse, before eventually posting about the matter on Facebook.

In a second statement later posted to Facebook, VillaSport said, “given the circumstances at the time, we believed we were doing the right thing by maintaining confidentiality as directed by CSPD… it’s clear that many of you feel we let you down and eroded your trust in us.”

Callins has no prior criminal record. He stopped working at Villakids in November.

Callins was released on bail in April, and goes back to court next month.

Right now, Colorado Springs police aren’t releasing a photo of Ryan Callins while the investigation is ongoing.