A day care center employee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with child abuse, police say.
Police arrested the suspect after receiving multiple videos on Friday allegedly showing the woman assaulting children at a day care in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road, the Prince Georgeβs County Police Department said in a release.Β
The suspect was identified as 23-year-old Kayla Greenwell, of Oxon Hill. She began working at the center in late March, police said.
According to the initial investigation, Greenwell recorded the video on her cellphone Wednesday.
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Greenwell was charged with multiple counts of child abuse and assault. She is in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 301-772-4930.
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