A former Niagara-on-the-Lake child care worker who is facing multiple assault charges has been released from custody.

Matthew Maxwell, 26, was charged with one count of aggravated assault in September for allegedly choking a child under the age of five while he was working at Way to Grow Daycare in Niagara Falls.

At that time, police said they had reason to believe there were more victims.

He has since been charged with an additional count of aggravated assault and two counts of assault, for a total of four charges, police told The Lake Report, in an email.

Maxwell was released on bail on Oct. 15.

The details of all the charges are protected by a publication ban.

Maxwell was previously employed at Niagara Nursery School, located beside the community centre in Old Town.

A source told The Lake Report Maxwell was fired for grabbing a child’s arm while he worked there.

Police will not answer questions about that, stating the incident is part of an ongoing investigation.

It appears from a review of Ontario Ministry of Education records that Niagara Nursery School may not have reported that incident when it occurred, which is it required to do by law.

Police said that matter would be “an investigation run by FACS and the Governing Bodies that manages daycares.”

Reached in September after the initial charge, Niagara Nursery School executive director Candice Penny said, “We cannot comment at this time.”

Police are urging anyone with more information, or who suspects their child may have been a victim, to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009468. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.