Overview
- Surveillance footage from Jan. 16 at Destiny Development Center shows a worker removing her shoe and throwing it, causing the child to cry.
- Two staff members seen in the room did not intervene and appeared to laugh, and they were fired along with the worker who threw the shoe.
- Director Danielle Williams called the episode a “bad hire” and said the behavior does not represent the center’s standards.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed it is looking into the incident, and no arrests were reported in the available coverage.
- The child's mother, Michelae Jones, says she was barred from viewing the video for more than two weeks and is pressing for criminal charges.