HOLIDAY, Fla. (AP) — A daycare worker on Florida's Gulf Coast faces child abuse charges after authorities say video captured her kicking a 16-month-old girl several times.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports 49-year-old Linda Klemm was supervising children Saturday at Kids Stop-N-Play in Holiday when surveillance video captured Klemm kicking the top of a sleeping child's head and then dragging the bottom of her foot across the left side of the child's face. About 10 minutes later, after the child falls back asleep, Klemm is seen forcefully kicking the child.
The child's mother reportedly noticed abrasions when she picked the girl up later and called authorities. Deputies responded and reviewed the surveillance video.
Klemm was jailed Saturday and then released Sunday on a $5,000 bail. It wasn't clear if she had an attorney.
