A Texas daycare worker has been arrested for allegedly kicking at least six toddlers over 130 times while they were in her care.
Catherine Guziejka, 44, was working at Punkin’ Doodles Day Care in Lindale when the alleged assaults took place.
Police were alerted to Guziejka’s alleged abuse by the father of one of the alleged victims. He had been told about the assaults by another employee at the daycare, who saw surveillance footage of the abuse.
The New York Post reports:
The sheriff claimed Guziejka was caught on film kicking the six children on 134 separate occasions.
Guziejka remains in custody since her arrest Oct. 30 on six counts of injury to a child with the intent to cause bodily harm.
The kicks were dealt over the course of several months between July and October.
In one portion of the footage, Guziejka kicked a defenseless boy, 2, in his lower back while he was laying on the floor.
The footage also reportedly shows Guziejka yanking toddlers from their naptime beds by their arms and dragging them to a changing table.
Guziejka has also been accused of standing on some of the toddler’s hands as a form of punishment.
According to The Post’s report, Guziejka has worked at the daycare since September 2023. She was fired after the abuse was discovered.
