Former Lil' Explorers teacher sentenced for punishment of toddler

Plymouth daycare abuse allegations surface

A daycare in Plymouth, Minnesota, is under investigation after videos have surfaced showing a teacher yelling at and grabbing children.

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - A former daycare teacher at Lil' Explorers in Plymouth has been sentenced for the malicious punishment of a child after being caught on camera pushing and yelling at toddlers she was overseeing.

Fired Plymouth daycare teacher sentenced

What we know:

In July, Katie Voigt pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious punishment of a child after videos surfaced showing her screaming at toddlers and pushing a child into a table.

The videos were secretly recorded by teaching assistant Yanni Thomas, who said she was concerned about what she had witnessed in the classroom on multiple occasions.

The daycare says it fired Voigt within hours of the videos surfacing online, saying, "We do not tolerate behavior of this kind."

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A total of 16 families have hired the same law firm to investigate incidents of a former teacher yelling at and pushing children at Lil' Explorers Child Care Center. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has the full story.

Dig deeper:

Court documents filed in Hennepin County on Sept. 30 show that Voigt has received a stayed sentence for each of the two counts, meaning she won’t spend time in prison without any further violations.

She will also be required to perform 10 days of community service within the next six months, while going through anger awareness training and therapy.

Voigt will also be barred from having a job or volunteering in a place with children or vulnerable adults.