LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas trainer accused of “body-slamming” a toddler right into a cot accepted a plea deal after she was arrested on little one abuse prices final 12 months, data confirmed.
Eryka Westover, who can also be referenced as Eryka Slizeski, 33, was arrested on Could 17, 2024 on prices of kid abuse, data confirmed. Westover was a lead trainer at Shenker Academy.
On Jan. 18 Westover pleaded no contest to contributing to the delinquency or negligence of a minor, which implies she accepted the conviction with out accepting guilt. She was ordered to remain out of bother, enter anger administration counseling and now not work at a daycare or babysitting, data confirmed.
On April 1, 2024, a mom walked into LVMPD’s Summerlin Space Command along with her daughter to report abuse by her trainer, Westover, after the category assistants informed her that Westover “body-slammed” her daughter throughout naptime, in accordance with an arrest report.
Video taken on Feb. 5, 2024, confirmed the kid swaddled and Westover indignant at her. Westover turns into so annoyed to the purpose that she allegedly body-slammed her into the sleeping cot. The report notes that the video doesn’t present the physique slam as a result of the digicam falls however as soon as it picks again up, Westover is heard saying, “Yes, I just body slammed you, you’re fine. Go to bed,” the report stated.
‘That’s what you get,’ Las Vegas trainer accused of ‘body-slamming’ toddler
Westover swaddled the kid so tightly that she couldn’t transfer her extremities as a result of the kid was troublesome to place to sleep, police stated.
Swaddling was not an permitted method on the college and Shenker Academy was very strict about interactions with youngsters and used the “Love and Logic” strategy when youngsters acted out, in accordance with the report.
Westover additionally allegedly was “slapping, hitting, and pinching children,” police stated.
The classroom assistants stated they seen Westover being tough with the youngsters and began to get complaints from the youngsters that she was slapping and pinching them. One of many assistants informed police that she had been Westover’s assistant for 3 years nonetheless, that 12 months a few of the children had been harder and she or he seen Westover would goal these college students, in accordance with the report.
Westover informed police that previous to the semester she had by no means had points with college students nonetheless, she felt that this set of children was probably the most troublesome she’s handled attributable to them being born throughout COVID.
When requested concerning the video of her “body-slamming” the toddler, she stated she was annoyed and her tone of voice was “not the best.” She claimed she didn’t keep in mind saying “Yes, I body-slammed you,” nonetheless, she felt like the coed was a great child and “Didn’t deserve what she did to her,” in accordance with the report.
