Four Lexington daycare workers have been charged with causing physical harm to toddlers. The Lexington Police Department today arrested 32-year-old Samantha Ayers, 24-year-old Maurisa Sweat, and 20-year-old Jazzmine Webb. Each is charged with Criminal Abuse 1st. A fourth woman, 40-year-old Terri Thompson, was arrested for Criminal Abuse 2nd and Failure to Report Known Abuse.
Ayers, Sweat, and Webb were teachers in the 1-year-olds classroom at the Eagle Creek Learning Academy / Kids R Kids childcare center in Lexington, and Thompson was the center director. An investigation was launched earlier this month by Lexington Police and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services after a family noticed bruising on their child. The investigation found evidence of multiple instances of daycare staff treating children in a physical and unsafe manner.
The suspects are housed in the Fayette County Detention Center.
