Read a news yesterday Ang Moh child care giver charged for DRUGGING CHILDREN to sleep, so that she could go gym and exercises.
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Daycare owner gets 21 years in jail for drugging kids, leaving them alone
12 Mar, 2018 8:15pm
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January Irene Neatherlin was arrested in March 2017 after police acting on a tip fond seven children ranging in age from six months to four years alone at her home. Photo / AP
Daily Mail
By: Valerie Edwards
Daily Mail, nearly a dozen parents testified against January Neatherlin, 32, who owned the Little Giggles Daycare.
One family said their daughter suffered a brain injury, consistent with shaken baby syndrome, according to KTVZ.
Other parents told the judge that their children had trouble sleeping after their time spent with Neatherlin.
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"She repeatedly administered a sleeping agent to a room full of infants, toddlers and children and drove off in her car to fulfill her narcissistic needs, one parent said.
"There is no room in our society for monsters like this. January has no respect for human life," the parent continued. Neatherlin read a statement in court, apologising and asking for forgiveness.
"Everybody makes mistakes, but not everybody takes responsibility for those mistakes," Neatherlin said, according to the news station.
"With that said, I hope the court and the parents accept my apology. I made a very poor call, and it has forever changed my life and even ended it," she said through tears.
Last month, Neatherlin pleaded guilty to 12 counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment and a single count of third-degree assault.
Prosecutors initially recommended a 35-year prison sentence for Neatherlin.
She was sentenced to 31 months on each of 12 counts she pleaded guilty to in February, bringing her sentence to 21 years and four months in prison.
The woman was arrested in March 2017 after police found seven children younger than five left unattended at her illegal day care centre, Little Giggles Daycare.
Authorities said she forced the children to take medicine to induce sleep before heading to the tanning salon.
The other counts of criminal mistreatment are for previous incidents with children.
January Neatherlin would leave the children who were supposed to be in her care to go to Tanning Republic and to High Desert CrossFit to work out. Photo / AP