South Idaho Daycare Worker Charged With Felony Infant Abuse

A childcare worker in southwestern Idaho has been charged with multiple felony counts after she allegedly mistreated at least one infant by using physical force at a Boise Avenue daycare facility.

A Boise daycare employee at New Horizon Academy has reportedly been charged with four felony counts of causing non-life-threatening injuries to a child while in her care in late October, according to details shared by cityofboise.org.

Court documents have revealed that the 18-year-old had only been employed with the daycare for a little over six months, according to the Boise press release. The reported crimes took place at the facility at 155 East Boise Avenue. The teen employee was taken and booked into the Ada County Jail.

Boise Teen Childcare Worker Charged With Felony Crimes Against Infant

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The employee was removed from the site on October 27 after a special victims' unit began investigating; the incidents were reported to have taken place the previous day (October 26). Alleged misconduct includes neglectful behavior resulting in injury as well as using physical force against a child, according to the city's release.

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The parents of the child/children involved have been notified of the matter, and the employee has been cooperative with state investigators, according to the report.

The individual alleged to have committed these crimes is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We will provide an update on the case as soon as further information is provided.