Day Care Worker Charged With Assaulting Children

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- Police arrested and charged a Kannapolis day care worker with assaulting children on Thursday.

 

Investigators said Whitney Belk was seen on day care surveillance video "manhandling" five different children at the Kids Korner day care in Kannapolis."

Police said they were alerted to the incidents after a parent complained.

The day care's administrator, Danielle Mauldin, told Eyewitness News the parent approached the staff last week.

"We were made aware of it, we watched the video tape and it did occur," Mauldin said.

Mauldin said Belk was immediately fired, and the day care fully cooperated with investigators.

The staff met with parents about the incident on Thursday.

One parent told Eyewitness News he was happy the day care acted so quickly, and intended to keep his son at the day care.

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