Daycare Worker Avoids Jail in Plea Deal for Molesting Infant
The worker's plea agreement reduces charges and may clear their record if conditions are met, amid controversy over legal representation and jail conditions.
- A Kentucky daycare worker, Mark Childers, who identifies as female, will not serve jail time after molesting a baby while changing its diaper.
- Childers was initially charged with first-degree sexual abuse but entered a plea deal reducing the charge to sexual misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor.
- The plea deal includes a 12-month suspended sentence and a conditional six-month discharge, potentially clearing Childers' record if conditions are met.
- Childers' lawyer, a trans-activist, argued for bond reduction due to lack of access to estrogen in jail, which was granted.
- It is unclear if Childers will be required to register as a sex offender, with investigations ongoing.