Toronto police have charged a behavioural therapist after an eight-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted last week.

The 31-year-old therapist was working with the boy at a home in the Dufferin Street and Queen Street West area on Jan. 17 when the alleged assault took place, police said.

On Thursday, Amelia Chandra was charged with one count of assault and one count of causing bodily harm.

She is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 21.

AlphaBee, a Toronto organization that offers a number of services for children with autism, employed Chandra at the time of the alleged assault.

The organization “immediately suspended (Chandra) and removed her from active service,” said AlphaBee CEO Dunya Marijan-Winterson, adding that the boy’s family has been offered support and additional resources.

“We have zero tolerance for harassment and abuse of any kind and take these allegations extremely seriously,” Marijan-Winterson wrote in an email.

“We value the trust families place in us to work with their children each and every day, and we will continue to work hard to earn that trust.”