The Brief
- A Marion County daycare worker is accused of three counts of child abuse of three children.
- The affected children were 13-months-old, the Marion County Sheriff’s office said.
- Laura Flores, 31, was arrested and is being held without bond.
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – An employee who worked at a children’s daycare in Marion County, Florida, has been arrested on multiple child abuse charges after surveillance footage allegedly showed her throwing, hitting, or kicking children under her care, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
What we know:
Laura Flores, 31, was arrested in connection to child abuse after a child at a daycare in Summerfield had bruises and cuts on his cheeks, the sheriff’s office reported. The injuries were consistent with being slapped, Marion County deputies said in an arrest affidavit. The child didn’t have any markings on their face earlier in the day, the affidavit said.
When asked about it, Flores said the child fell off a piano, the affidavit said. …