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Teacher slaps, tosses 1-year-olds at SC daycare, report says

A teacher is facing several child abuse charges after a video allegedly showed her harming several toddlers.
Credit: Aiken Department Public Safety

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — A teacher is facing several child abuse charges after a video allegedly showed her harming several toddlers.

Markita Nicole Rainey, 31, was a teacher at Sunshine House Daycare in Aiken County. However, she was immediately asked to leave after video surfaced of her alleged abusive behavior.

The video reportedly showed Rainey slapping a 1-year-old in the back of the head as she supervised a classroom filled with 18 students —all 1-2 years old.

That child was one of five abused by Rainey, according to a report. While the slapping occurred once, Rainey is accused of picking several children up by one arm, then tossing them onto a mat on the floor or couch.

In another incident, Rainey is accused of pushing one child to the floor as she carried another by their arm.

Rainey is charged with five counts of unlawful conducts towards a child, and awaiting a bond hearing at the Aiken County Detention Center.

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