Overview

• Hernando County deputies say classroom surveillance captured Kaitlyn Pitzer pushing the child's head, smearing cake icing on the face, and rubbing hand sanitizer into open arm wounds.
• Investigators report Pitzer admitted the acts, said she thought the cake incident was "funny," and acknowledged she did not care at the time.
• Pitzer was arrested at her home and booked into the Hernando County Detention Center on a child abuse charge, with bond set at $5,000.
• Deputies say Tender Care PPEC reported the incident and that the facility has terminated the employee.
• The child's family says the wounds bled and have not healed properly since, and deputies are seeking tips through Hernando County Crime Stoppers with potential rewards up to $5,000.