An Oak Bluffs babysitter charged with manslaughter after allegedly leaving a toddler unattended in her car, where he developed hypothermia and later died, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Dukes County Superior Court, according to court documents and a local news outlet.

Aimee Cotton, 40, is charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child, according to court documents.

Judge Maureen Hogan released Cotton on a $23,800 bail, with conditions that she wear a GPS monitoring device and have no contact with the affected family.

Cotton will next appear in court for her pretrial conference on Feb. 18.

Cotton’s attorney, Harrison Barrow, did not respond to a request for comment.

According to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office, on March 13, Cotton called 911, saying the c

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