MONROE COUNTY, Mississippi — 5 people face criminal charges after a video showing a Mississippi daycare center employee scaring children while wearing a scream mask went viral.
The video according to WTVA took place on October 4 at the Lil’ Blessings Child Care in Monroe County. According to the Associate Press, the investigation was initiated by the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Oci-Anna Kilburn, Sierra McCandless, Shyenne Shelton, and Jennifer Newman, now former employees, face three counts of child abuse. Also facing criminal charges is Traci Hutson for failure to report abuse and assault against a minor, says WTVA.
The video shows an employee walking around wearing a “Scream” mask, yelling and scaring the children, who are seen screaming in terror.
The case, officials say, remains under investigation.