MANHATTAN- A former Kansas daycare owner was sentenced on Monday in Riley County Court.
Lesa Heiman, Manhattan, was found guilty of aggravated battery and child endangerment following an incident at Aunt Lesa’s Daycare,on April 14, 2014.
In accordance to a plea agreement made with the State, Heiman was sentenced to 6 months with 18 months probation for the primary offense of aggravated battery and 2 months with 18 months of probation for the secondary offense of child endangerment. Both charges will be run consecutively.
The KDHE received a complaint alleging Heiman was holding an infant above her head when the child’s head struck a ceiling fan. The complaint said the day care provider dropped the infant who hit the couch and then fell to the floor.
On the same day, the same infant was left unattended and fell off a couch. The complaints also said Heiman didn’t seek medical care for the child or notify his parents.