'I had to smack him': Video shows ex-daycare worker slap toddler in her care

'I had to smack him': Video shows ex-daycare worker slap toddler in her care

GREENWOOD, Ind. A video inside a Greenwood childcare center shows a worker at the time slapping a 2-year-old boy across the face.The incident happened on November 4, 2024, at the Kiddie Academy in Greenwood.WRTV Investigates obtained the video through a public records request following the November 10 battery conviction and sentencing of former Kiddie Academy employee Joyce Perkins.The video shows Perkins slapping Jessica Hills son, Jayden, who …

Texas Day Care Worker Sentenced After Video Shows 134 Incidents of Abusing Toddlers

LINDALE, TX - A 45-year-old East Texas day care worker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison after investigators uncovered security footage showing her physically assaulting toddlers more than 130 times over several months in 2024. Catherine Guziejka pleaded guilty in September to injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury. Prosecutors said she repeatedly assaulted six different 2-year-olds between July and October 2024 while w…