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Former Daycare Employees Indicted for Cruelty to Children
MACON, Ga. – Two former employees of a daycare facility at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia have been indicted for child abuse and simple battery.
Zhanay Kiana Flynn, 27, of Centerville, Georgia, is charged with 18 counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, six counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, three counts of simple battery and one count of failure to report suspected child abuse. The indictment alleges that Flynn and her co-defendant, Antanesha Mone Fritz, committed the crimes in January and February 2021.
The indictment alleges that Flynn and Fritz committed various forms of abuse, including striking children, causing children to fight each other, forcing children to hit one another, spraying children in the face with a cleaning liquid, and seizing and shaking a child while threatening to strike them. Flynn and Fritz are also accused of committing simple battery against children, with the indictment alleging that they lifted a cot with a child sleeping on it, causing the child to fall on the ground, struck a toy out of a child’s hand and then forced the child into a small enclosure, and sprayed two children in the head and face with a cleaning solution.
Flynn and Fritz also failed to report suspected child abuse when they did not notify the proper authorities of the abuse after allegedly witnessing it or having reason to suspect that abuse was occurring.
The case is being investigated by the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations and Air Force Security Forces, with support from the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joy Odom is prosecuting the case for the Government.
An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct, and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to the indictment, Flynn faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years of imprisonment up to a maximum of 20 years of imprisonment for each count of cruelty to children in the first degree; a minimum of one year of imprisonment up to a maximum of ten years of imprisonment for each count of cruelty to children in the second degree; a maximum of one year of imprisonment for each count of simple battery; and a maximum of one year of imprisonment for failure to report suspected child abuse.
Zhanay Kiana Flynn, 27, of Centerville, Georgia, is charged with 18 counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, six counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, three counts of simple battery and one count of failure to report suspected child abuse.
Parents and guardians of children who were under the care of the defendants and have concerns about their child are encouraged to contact the Robins Air Force Base Family Advocacy Program at 478-327-8398 during regular business hours.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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