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Houston Daycare Worker Charged After Video Allegedly Shows Dragging, Throwing 3-Year-Old

She was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond pending a Jan. 29 court appearance.

Overview

  • Houston police say they were called Tuesday to Star Kiddos Childcare Center on Barker Cypress after a mother reported an assault that she said occurred the day before.
  • Court records identify the suspect as 23-year-old Beneta Wallace, who is charged with endangering a child.
  • The boy's mother says surveillance video shows a teacher throwing her son into a chair, dragging him by his shirt down a hallway, and throwing him into an office.
  • A court affidavit states Wallace had worked at the daycare for about four months, and the center declined to comment on her employment status as a worker there told reporters she was terminated.
  • News reports identify the victim as a 3-year-old boy described as Wallace's son.