A former Hopkinsville daycare employee reached a mediation agreement in Christian County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Deshayla Day is a former First Baptist Church Daycare employee who was originally charged with first-degree criminal abuse.
She was accused of lifting a 16-month-old child by one arm from a classroom and into a hallway and then grabbing the child’s face. The child was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center to be treated and evaluated for visible injuries, according to Hopkinsville Police.
Day entered a guilty plea to two counts of second-degree criminal abuse — a Class D felony. The Commonwealth recommended five years in prison on each count to run concurrently for a total of five years.
Sentencing for Day is set for September 4.
