Former daycare worker pleads not guilty in melatonin case

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – A former daycare worker accused of giving a sleep aid to young children without permission pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning.

Annalee Nitz, 50, is charged with one count of Neglecting a Child where harm did not occur. The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 9 months in jail and $10,000 fine.

As Action 2 News reported last month, Nitz was investigated after an employee saw her put something in a child’s mouth, an employee found a red gummy on the floor of the room for 1- to 1 ½-year-old children, and a bottle labeled “Kids’ Melatonin” was found in a cabinet…

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