The father of a boy who died in his babysitter’s care on Martha’s Vineyard in March spoke to 7NEWS Tuesday outside court, where a 40-year-old woman is facing several charges in connection to the boy’s death.

Aimee Cotton, of Oak Bluffs, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Superior Court after being indicted by a grand jury. She’s accused of leaving two-year-old Frankie Rodenbaugh in her car for several hours, causing him to become unresponsive. The toddler died days later. She pleaded not guilty to several charges including manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child.

On March 13, police said Cotton dialed 911 to report an unresponsive child in her car that was in the driveway of her Oak Bluffs home. Officers responded and found Cotton attempting to perform CPR on the toddler, who w

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