Aspen’s Early Learning Center director arrested for child abuse

Aspen’s Early Learning Center director arrested for child abuse

Aspen Police have charged 60-year-old Anna Speessen, director of the Early Learning Center, with one count of misdemeanor child abuse. The arrest, which took place Tuesday, stemmed from an investigation that began in early May, according to a press release issued by the Aspen Police Department. “Anna Speessen was immediately removed from her duties and any contact with students at The Early Learning Center,” Margaret McLain, director of the boar…