GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A former suburban Indianapolis daycare director is dealing with a number of expenses after being accused of giving melatonin gummies to kids with out their dad and mom’ consent to get them to sleep.
Tonya Rachelle Voris, 52, of Fortville faces 11 counts of neglect of a dependent and 6 counts of reckless supervision by a childcare supplier.
Voris previously operated the Kidz Life Childcare Ministry at New Life Church in Cumberland, court docket information say.
Pastor David Faulk informed Cumberland police he discovered Voris and one other worker gave 17 children, ages 1 to 4, melatonin gummies with out their dad and mom’ consent from mid-December by means of the top of January, court docket paperwork mentioned.
Faulk informed police he fired Voris after she admitted to giving melatonin gummies to a number of the children. Faulk mentioned the opposite employee was nonetheless employed on the daycare.
A number of dad and mom informed police their kids had issues together with hassle sleeping and creating a rash.
Jail information present Voris was booked into the Hancock County Jail on Monday and launched on bond. A phone message searching for touch upon the allegations in opposition to her was left for her legal professional Tuesday night.