Overview
- Prosecutors say Kiarra Jones admitted to 10 felony counts of third-degree assault of an at‑risk child and two misdemeanor counts of child abuse under a plea agreement that dismissed one felony.
- The guilty pleas were entered the day jury selection was to begin, with each felony carrying up to 18 months in prison and a possible total of about 15 years if sentences run consecutively.
- Court records and prosecutors identify the victims as three 10-year-old nonverbal students with autism who could not report the abuse.
- Bus surveillance video from 2024 documented repeated assaults, including elbowing, punching, and slamming a child’s face into a window, after a parent reported unexplained injuries.
- Families plan civil action against Littleton Public Schools and The Joshua School, and the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an inquiry as the district notes Jones was hired in August 2023 and fired on March 19, 2024 after reviewing video.