Day care center workers accused of instigating fights among kids
CRANFORD, N.J. - Two former employees of a New Jersey day care center are accused of instigating fights among children at the facility.
Union County prosecutors say 22-year-old Erica Kenny, of Cranford, and 28-year-old Chanese White, of Roselle, are each charged with child abuse. Kenny also faces a child endangerment charge.
Authorities say the pair instigated fights among children ranging in age from 4 to 6 at the Lightbridge Academy in Cranford on at least one day last month. They also say Kenny recorded video of the fights with her cell phone and shared the clips with several friends on social media.
Roughly a dozen boys and girls are shown in the clips shoving each other to the ground and trying to hit each other. The children apparently didn't suffer any serious injuries.
It wasn't known Tuesday if Kenny or White had retained attorneys.
CBS New York reports White faces up to 18 months in prison and Kenny faces up to five years.