Rosewood Academy owner, employees facing child abuse charges

OMAHA, Neb. -- Employees and the owner of an Omaha daycare are facing child abuse charges.

Omaha Police say the owner of Rosewood Academy, Carl Hansen, is facing misdemeanor child abuse charges.

Employees Sage Bartow and Summer Dawson were also cited.

An initial police report says Hansen was seen yanking the wrist of a two-year-old and then dragging them by the feet.

A later report says Dawson dropped a three-year-old next to a concrete wall, causing them to hit their head.

The news comes days after the local health department confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at the daycare. It also comes days into National Child Abuse Awareness Month.