The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the sentences of two Hopkinsville woman who were convicted in the abuse of children at the First United Methodist Church Daycare in 2018. According to the Office of Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, the abuse was first reported in 2018 with when 27-year-old Allison Simpson-who was the primary teacher in the daycare-would regularly throw children down onto the floor when she was upset with the child, and would ‘pat’ the child so roughly that it made co-workers believe she was beating them. They reported the instances to parents, who in turn contacted the Hopkinsville Police Department.