Overview
- Melissa Diane Davis, 56, was booked into the Millard County Jail on a third-degree felony count of abuse of a child with a disability.
- The Millard County Sheriff's Office says a video from Oct. 28 appears to show open-handed blows to the child's arm, torso, and possibly head.
- An affidavit describes the child as nonverbal with multiple disabilities requiring constant supervision in a severe special education setting.
- Witnesses told investigators Davis warned the child she would hit back, and one alleged seeing prior strikes before the recorded incident.
- Millard School District says she is no longer employed and is cooperating with law enforcement, and reporting notes the charges are allegations.