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Just a month following the arrest of a 50-year-old woman accused of mistreating a 3-year-old at a daycare in San Antonio, the child’s parents have initiated a legal action.
According to an email from CrimeOnline, the legal teams at Kherkher Garcia, LLP, and Ali Law Group, PLLC, confirmed that a lawsuit was filed on February 5. The suit names KIDUS Daycare and its parent company, JPR International Inc., along with Veronica Jimenez, as defendants.
Filed by Ali and Hoda Ibrahim, the lawsuit represents their young son who was reportedly harmed while under Jimenez’s supervision on January 6. The incident allegedly took place within a classroom at the daycare, situated on Bulverde Road.
Video evidence captured by security cameras shows Jimenez forcefully grabbing the boy by the arm, which resulted in him striking his head and falling. The lawsuit describes the child as having been playing near a “rolling classroom caddy” when it tipped over.
“The footage depicts daycare worker Veronica Jimenez reacting swiftly and with visible anger, charging at the young boy,” the lawsuit notes.
“Jiminez violently struck and shoved the toddler launching his body into a nearby caddy where his face and head slammed into the exposed metal bars, causing immediate injury that required emergency medical attention.”
Upon reviewing the footage, deputies with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jiminez. She’s been charged with felony injury to a child—reckless bodily injury.
Along with court costs and other damages, the defendants are seeking $1 million and $5 million for gross negligence, which includes:
- Failure to adopt, enforce, and maintain reasonable safety measures
- Negligent hiring, training, and supervision
- Failure to maintain reasonable safety measures, including operational controls needed to protect children from injury
Jimenez has since been fired from her position at the daycare. KSAT 12 reports that she is also out of jail, on a $30,000 bond.
She’s expected back in court on April 7. Check back for updates.
[Feature Photo: Veronica Jimenez/Bexar County SO]