Parent socks 10-year-old girl in face who told the mom to 'wait her turn' for bathroom after she 'demanded' the child get out so her own daughter could use it: Cops

A Florida parent is accused of punching a 10-year-old girl successful the look due to the fact that she thought the kid was hogging a daycare bath and she wanted her girl to usage it, according to police.

Latoya Gaines, 48, of Panama City, showed up astatine the Bay County daycare installation connected April 24 to prime up her 5-year-old girl and different kid of hers erstwhile she "became progressive successful an altercation with [the victim] regarding the usage of a single-occupant restroom," according to an apprehension affidavit.

"Gaines demanded [the victim] exit the restroom truthful Gaines could usage it with her child," the affidavit alleges. "[The victim] requested Gaines hold her turn, astatine which constituent the altercation escalated."

Police accidental Gaines "intentionally struck" the 10-year-old miss successful the look with a closed fist, causing "visible bruising" around the child's eye. Gaines past near the installation and country connected ft with her 2 daughters.

Witnesses who were astatine the daycare installation "corroborated the reported incident" aft the victim's parent came guardant to study it, the affidavit says. Police went to Gaines' residence to effort and marque interaction with her but she was not home.

Gaines was reached implicit the telephone and she allegedly admitted to being progressive successful the "altercation wrong the daycare," per the affidavit. "[The victim's mother] advised she wished to prosecute charges," the papers says.

A Facebook account with the sanction Latoya Gaines, from Panama City, wrote connected April 29 that Gaines was guiltless and being falsely accused.

"Everyone successful this lil metropolis wherever everyone knows everyone buisness [sic]….Did anyone halt & deliberation astir what was said & thought this is not the Latoya Gaines I know," the relationship wrote successful each caps. "Because if you cognize maine you would cognize without a uncertainty I did not bash this…. I'm definite their [sic] are immoderate radical that are gonna accidental antagonistic worldly origin that's what sone [sic] radical would deliberation but similar I've I said if you cognize maine past you would accidental to yourself this is not existent It's a bold look Lie."

Gaines is facing a felony complaint of child abuse. She is retired connected enslaved and owed to beryllium arraigned successful Bay County connected June 11.

The daycare did not respond to Law&Crime's requests for remark connected Monday.