'Betrayal': Family of Toddler Abused at Navy Day Care Launches Claim that Service Negligently Mishandled Their Case
Military.com | By Drew F. Lawrence
Published August 01, 2024 at 3:15 pm
The parents of a toddler who was physically and mentally abused by federal employees at a Navy day care in Hawaii two years ago announced a claim Wednesday accusing the service of negligence, poor oversight and mishandling their case, according to legal documents shared with Military.com.
Jeremy and Kaitlin Kuykendall, represented by Just Well Law PLLC out of Austin, Texas, said that child care workers at the Ford Island Child Development Center, or CDC, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam pinched, slapped, squeezed, shoved, shook, threw and smothered their child, according to the claim, which was announced in a press release from the law firm this week.
Video shared with Military.com by the family appears to show separate instances in which CDC workers pinched Bella, the Kuykendalls' daughter who turned three years old in May; grabbed her by the arm; dragged her in the day care; hit her on the head; shook her; and squeezed her in a headlock before she collapsed in pain or shock on a small couch meant for children in the facility.
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