A Texas daycare worker has been arrested on charges of kicking and pushing at least six young children over a three-month period.
Katherine Gujesica, 44, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Oct. 30 on six counts of injury to a child with intent to injure. She is still in custody, according to Local outlet CBS 19.
Staff at Punkin Doodles Day Care in Lindale, Texas, allegedly found footage of some of the incident. The employee then alerted the victim's father, who contacted investigators.
CBS 19 reports that the Smith County Sheriff's Office is still reviewing surveillance footage from the daycare.
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Katherine Gujesica, 44, has been charged with six counts of assaulting a child with intent to cause bodily harm after allegedly kicking and pushing a toddler at the nursery school where she worked. (Smith County Jail Records)
The sheriff's office said Gujesica was seen on video kicking six young children 134 times between July and October. In one incident, Gushica allegedly kicked a 2-year-old boy in the lower back while he was lying on the floor.
Many of the videos showed a child watching television allegedly coming up from behind and kicking him in the back.
Approximately 21 kicking incidents were observed, and all children were 2 years old.
Several videos were released showing her walking around, actively adjusting and moving her children while they were napping. Infants were sometimes dragged out of bed during naptime, grabbed by the arm, and dragged to the changing table.
Katherine Gujesica, 44, was booked into the Smith County Jail on October 30th. (St. Petersburg)
In several videos, Gujsica allegedly forces the children to lie down on a changing table as they try to look in the direction of the television, forcing them to press their heads down and face the wall.
She is also accused of punishing some young children by standing on them.
The video showed Gujsica allegedly standing on the child's left hand for seven seconds as the child felt pain and tried to pull his hand away.
Deputies said the children were not disruptive in the video until Gujesica began assaulting them. Deputies also said she did not appear to console or attempt to console the children.
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The sheriff's office said Gujesica was caught on video kicking six young children 134 times between July and October. (St. Petersburg)
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The sheriff's office said it was clear that Gujesica's actions were random, intentional, unprovoked, violent in nature and carried out solely for the purpose of inflicting pain.
Gujsica, who first started working at the nursery school in September 2023, was fired the same day the nursery owner learned of the abuse against the children.
The dog's owner said she immediately called law enforcement and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate Gjessica's actions. The agency determined she could no longer work in a day care, hospital, nursing home, or facility that cares for vulnerable people.
The nursery was then sold to new owners.
