Former Minnieland Academy daycare employee found guilty of toddler abuse

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (ABC7) — A former employee of a Minnieland Academy in Prince William County has been found guilty of seven felonies and six misdemeanors for abusing the toddlers she was supposed to care for.

Sarah Jordan worked at the day care facility in Woodbridge for six years before being arrested in 2013 and charged with 39 counts of child abuse.

ABC7's Jeff Goldberg reports Jordan had little reaction after the verdict was read.

Co-worker Desiree Edwards told how Jordan would encourage the children to fight each other, call them ugly, and even trip the toddlers and laugh when they fell and hurt themselves. Another co-worker, Lisa Saylor, testified that Jordan would spray the children in the face "full force" with a hose.

Jordan will remain in jail in Prince William County without bond. She could face up to 41 years in prison.