A New Miami woman was arrested on a felony child endangering charge after Butler County deputies said security video showed her abusing a toddler. Sheriff Richard K. Jones said deputies responded Friday, May 22, to a home on Cain Avenue after a concerned citizen contacted the Butler County Sheriff’s Office about video footage allegedly showing child abuse. After reviewing the footage, deputies and detectives went to the residence and identified 24-year-old Layla Trent of New Miami as the person seen in the video. Investigators said the video showed Trent abusing a 1-and-a-half-year-old child. Detectives interviewed Trent while Butler County Children Services responded to check on the welfare of the children inside the home. Following the investigation, Trent was arrested and charged with third-degree felony child endangering.

Authorities said the toddler victim and the other children in the home were left in the care of their father. “We have a duty to protect innocent children who cannot protect themselves,” Sheriff Jones said in a statement. “Anyone who abuses a child should understand there will be serious consequences.”

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