Ohio daycare worker convicted of horrific physical abuse of toddlers sentenced to years in prison

An Ohio daycare idiosyncratic accused of terrorizing toddlers successful her attraction — including repeatedly binding a 2-year-old with portion and leaving the kid look down nether a broad — has been sentenced to years down bars.

Katelyn Ann Strohacker, an worker astatine Over the Rainbow Children’s Center successful Licking County, was convicted connected 31 counts, including kidnapping and kid endangerment, aft entering a no-contest plea. She was sentenced to 8 to 12 years successful prison, according to tribunal records obtained by Fox News Digital.

The lawsuit began successful August 2025 erstwhile a acrophobic genitor raised alarms astir the attraction of a toddler.

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A presumption of Over the Rainbow Children’s Center successful Licking County, Ohio. (Google Maps)

According to tribunal documents, Strohacker utilized painter’s portion to hindrance the kid and admitted to carrying retired the maltreatment connected aggregate occasions. In 1 incident, the kid was near restrained until a coworker intervened.

Investigators aboriginal reviewed surveillance footage and recovered the maltreatment was not isolated. Authorities accidental video showed Strohacker repeatedly abusing astatine slightest 8 children implicit respective weeks, including pushing, kicking and yanking toddlers.

In 1 incident, prosecutors accidental she purposely unopen a child’s digit successful a furniture door.

"The suspect often shoved oregon yanked [the child], including 1 incidental connected July 11, 2025, wherever the suspect purposely unopen the victim's digit successful a furniture door," arsenic noted successful tribunal documents.

Officials accidental the interaction connected the children was severe. Several victims suffered nighttime terrors, separation anxiousness and behavioral issues.

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Investigators noted Strohacker had worked astatine the daycare for much than 3 years and had received "all indispensable grooming and continuing education."

During Friday’s sentencing hearing, affectional parents spoke retired astir the lasting trauma.

One parent said she hopes Strohacker is "never allowed to beryllium unsocial with children ever again," according to WSYX.

"May God person mercy connected your soul, but I can't — due to the fact that we commune helium doesn't," the parent said.

Another genitor described the toll connected her young daughter.

"For our daughter, she’s been trapped successful a rhythm of slumber aggression and nighttime terrors astatine 2 years old," the genitor said.

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Strohacker, who was facing a imaginable 87 to 92.5 years down bars, remained mostly soundless successful court, responding lone to the judge’s questions, according to KENS5.

Her lawyer delivered a little apology to the victims’ families connected her behalf.

The Licking County Sheriff's Office could not instantly beryllium reached by Fox News Digital for comment.