Daycare Worker Caught Hurting Kids: Sheriff
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Laura Flores, a daycare worker, was arrested for child abuse after a parent reported unexplained bruises on their child.
- ❖Flores initially claimed the child fell off a piano, but surveillance video disproved this and revealed her aggressive actions.
- ❖The video showed Flores picking up children by one arm, kicking them, slapping them, and forcefully handling them during nap time.
- ❖The investigation, prompted by the video, uncovered abuse against three different children in the 13-month-old classroom.
- ❖Flores, who had been employed for four years and had her own child in the same classroom, was terminated by the daycare center.
Insights
1Surveillance Footage Exposes Fabricated Story
A parent's report of bruises on their child led to daycare worker Laura Flores claiming the child fell off a piano. However, the daycare's surveillance cameras, upon review by detectives, showed no such incident. Instead, the footage revealed Flores engaging in multiple acts of aggression against children, directly contradicting her explanation.
The arrest report claims a parent noticed bruises on their child's face, marks that were not there that morning. Detectives say the teacher's explanation was the child fell off of a piano. But the daycare had cameras. And when the director reviewed the footage, the detectives said the piano story simply fell apart.
2Pattern of Abuse Against Multiple Children Uncovered
Initial concerns focused on one child, but a thorough review of the surveillance video revealed a pattern of abuse involving at least three different children. Flores was seen picking up a child by one arm, kicking a boy causing him to fall on his face, slapping a child, resting her foot on a child to prevent movement, and aggressively jerking a girl off a mat.
Flores was charged with three counts of child abuse. What they're watching, they'll soon learn, isn't just one child. It's three. One, a boy... another, a girl, who deputies say Flores was observed slapping in the stomach and jerking her up off the mat.
3Daycare Director's Initial Trust and Subsequent Shock
The daycare director initially trusted Flores, who had been employed for four years and was considered 'family.' Flores even offered an excuse of being 'overwhelmed.' The director and staff were shocked by the extent of the abuse revealed by the video, having only initially investigated the specific incident Flores confessed to (aggressive handling during nap time) and not a broader pattern.
Laura has been this it's all very um surprising and overwhelming and all of it because you obviously know how we are but been employed with us for about four years now. She had a baby. She went on maternity leave and then she was open armed welcome back because of how loved she is. So it's not like her. This is not and when you know for me you know she um she was talking to Miss Amy and she said that she was overwhelmed. And to me that's not an excuse.
Lessons
- Parents should meticulously document and photograph any unexplained injuries on their children, especially after daycare, and immediately report concerns to both the facility and child protective services.
- Daycare facilities must install and regularly monitor high-quality surveillance cameras in all areas where children are present, ensuring footage is easily accessible for review by management and authorities.
- Daycare management should conduct comprehensive investigations into all allegations of child mistreatment, reviewing full video footage from the entire day of the incident, rather than relying solely on employee statements or partial reviews.
Quotes
"The conduct of what we saw at that daycare, just like that one day, was beyond appalling. It could have seriously hurt some kids."
"She came clean. She she actually was the one that that told us what happened. That she she forcefully put um the child on the map during that time."
"Laura has been this it's all very um surprising and overwhelming and all of it because you obviously know how we are but been employed with us for about four years now. She had a baby. She went on maternity leave and then she was open armed welcome back because of how loved she is. So it's not like her."
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