Daycare Workers Arrested After Allegedly Dosing Children -- Even Infants -- With Sleeping Pills!
10.05.2022 - 22:21
/ perezhilton.com
What ever happened to telling bedtime stories!?
Four daycare workers — including the owner — were arrested in Tennessee for allegedly slipping melatonin to over two dozen children in order to get them to sleep longer.
According to a press release from the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation was opened at MiMi’s Daycare in Indian Mound when parents realized their kids’ sleeping habits were out of whack after picking them up from the facility.
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Investigator Dana Saltkill told TV station WSMV that police became involved after a complaint was filed on March 25, sharing:
The investigation led to the arrests of Jaime Clark, 45, Kristin Clark, 21, Jordan Darnell, 22, and Ethan Pulley, 21, on various charges ranging from child abuse and neglect to contributing to a minor, per online jail records.
Each of the women (Jaime, Kristin, and Darnell) were charged with one count of abuse and neglect among other charges, and their bonds were set at least $60,000 bond. Pulley was charged with one count of fabricating/tampering with evidence, with a bond at $10,000. The daycare has been closed since May 2.
One of the people who filed the complaint was Candice Short, a mother who started working at the daycare after she quit her previous job. She told WSMV:
Parent Kimberly Bergstrom told the station her children wouldn’t fall asleep when they were home, adding:
Investigators say the workers gave children about double the average dose. Detective Lee Miller said officials believe about 27 children, including infants, were given melatonin since the daycare opened about three years ago, telling WKRN:
Investigators believe there could