A 25-year-old daycare operator in Moore, Oklahoma, is now facing three counts of child abuse following a disturbing investigation into her in-home facility. Samantha Pearson was reportedly booked into jail on a $300,000 bond after authorities reviewed surveillance footage that captured her alleged mistreatment of children entrusted to her care.
As reported by True Crime News, according to an affidavit filed in Cleveland County, the incident stems from actions recorded through a surveillance camera. Investigators allege that Pearson, while changing the diapers of children aged 3 and 4, shoved wet wipes into their mouths to silence them when they began to cry. The affidavit notes that when the children attempted to spit the wipes out, Pearson was seen shoving them back into the children’s mouths.
The footage, which was reportedly captured by a home surveillance camera at the daycare center located near N Santa Fe Avenue and NW 6th Street, also shows Pearson slamming a child back onto a changing table when the toddler tried to crawl away. Following that action, she was seen and heard on the recording slapping the child with an open hand after getting the child dressed.
She reportedly left children in the care of her husband
The District 21 District Attorney’s Office officially charged Pearson with three counts of child abuse 25. The Moore Police Department handled the arrest, bringing a swift end to the operations at the home daycare. While the criminal charges are specific to the incidents captured on that June date, other parents who previously used the facility are coming forward with their own unsettling experiences…