Posted on 08/18/2025 7:43:26 PM PDT by Morgana
A day care worker in Georgia was arrested for child abuse, authorities said, as the father of a toddler under her care shared heartbreaking pictures of the boy with a black eye and swollen face.
Yvette Thurston, 54, faces three counts of first-degree child abuse and one of first-degree aggravated battery, WDRW reports.
She was taken into custody Monday following a report of alleged abuse at Little Blessings Child Care in Bainbridge, close to the Florida border.
Cory Weeks, a US Marine and dad, took to Facebook to share pictures of the frightening injuries suffered by his 1-year-old son, Clay, on his first day at the church child care facility.
Weeks’ post included graphic pictures showing Clay’s badly battered face, including a black eye, swelling to his right cheek and multiple cuts.
“This is every parent’s worst nightmare and we had to live it and are still living it,” he wrote on social media, describing how Clay and his older brother, Wyatt, 3, had started at the day care facility on Monday.
“We were told another child in Clay’s class did this type of damage with a plastic toy,” he said, before adding that he eventually tracked down video surveillance footage of the incident that showed Thurston attacking his son.
“Nothing we saw was for the faint-hearted, especially happening to such an innocent soul,” he said.
“The severity of the acts of violence to our son has everyone confident that this was not her first time. We trusted this facility to care and love our kids and on their first day that was violated,” he wrote.
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Day care worker charged with first-degree child abuse; toddler allegedly injured on first day
I read somewhere yesterday that two other employees helped to cover up for the witch. If that’s true, the whole place needs to be shut down. Yes, the church too.
I can totally see a black eye happen accidently, but look at the gouges on his skin. Looks like she tried to tear his face off.
Still doesn’t say what church. Funny the church has yet to comment on this.
I don’t know if they run it, but the sign is in front of the Church of God. Just google map 205 Independence St. in Bainbridge.
“I read somewhere yesterday that two other employees helped to cover up for the witch”
They did! They tried to say another kid did it and it was a plastic toy!!!
That is why I want to know what church does not know the 8th Commandment.
There is more on youtube below but I know how you all feel about videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKjWzl7xUtw
The news is reporting that they run it.
Do we need to mention the races of the abusive day care worker and the child? We all know if the races were reversed there would be a national meltdown. No excuse for this BS!!! This should be classified as a hate crime!
"georgia little blessings child care bainbridge church of god"
Very interesting child’s drawing they have there. It looks like the house is being violently beaten by the two trees.
And damned if the HOUSE doesn’t have a black eye too.
Bainbridge Church of God, was shown on one of the graphics in the article...
This dangerous day care worker tried to blame the abuse on another kid. It was fortunate that lie was debunked and her criminal behavior revealed.
Un##$%ing believable. I hope she goes to jail for years.
Yet, other people wonder what seeds racial prejudice.
White kid got the whooping he deserved.
Yes, I’m kidding.
What you all are missing is that more than likely the parents chose this day care because it was with a church. They assumed, as most people would, the church would hire “good Christians” to watch their kids and would not break the 8th Commandment when something happened to their kid.
Parents if both of you have to work then please in Heaven’s name try to do it in different shifts so at least one of you is with the baby at all times! Don’t leave your precious gift in the hands of strangers. Metmom here been pinging out the schools and how bad they are don’t start the kids out from birth being abused!!!
For real you all most day care workers are nothing more than MacDonalds workers. They don’t care and it’s just a paycheck to them.
Exactly.
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