Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested the co-owner of a daycare after learning of abuse to a child at the school.
On Monday, June 20, 2022, the owner and director of Children’s Land of Imagination Academy, Rong Liu, was reported to have been physically abusive to a child under her care.
Through investigative means, HCSO detectives were able to confirm that the 51-year-old co-owner, in an attempt to put a child down for a nap, forcefully pushed and pulled the head and neck of the victim with her hand.
She was seen placing both of her legs across the top of the child’s body to try and hold him down. The child victim was crying and flailing their legs throughout the incident.
After completing the investigation, deputies arrested Rong Liu on August 19, 2022, and charged her with Child Abuse.
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“It is sickening to hear that the person responsible for dozens of children at daycare would inflict this type of punishment on the vulnerable persons in her care,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “Unfortunately, throughout our investigation, we have learned that she is known to treat her students harshly and roughly. Thanks to the hard work, and the persistent efforts by our Special Victims Investigators, they were able to find out the truth behind the accusations reported to us.”
The investigation is ongoing, and any future updates will come from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Office.
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