Sioux Falls day care owner charged with child abuse

Sioux Falls day care owner charged with child abuse

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The owner of a Sioux Falls day care is charged with child abuse. 44-year-old Ametrea Christion was booked into the Minnehaha County Jail Wednesday night and released on bond an hour later. Christion is charged with physically assaulting an 11-year-old boy at Wildflower Academy in August. The day care closed last week and an investigation began. "One of the things the police department does in situations like this is …

Sioux Falls daycare owner charged with child abuse; business facing eviction

SIOUX FALLS — The owner of a Sioux Falls daycare center is facing child abuse charges and the eviction of her business after a tip to a state agency led to her arrest. On Thursday, Oct. 30, prosecutors in Minnehaha County charged 44-year-old Ametrea Christion with one count of child abuse, a Class 4 felony. The investigation was spurred when the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) received two tips regarding a possible instance …