Bretta Goins
Coverage of Bretta Goins in the Nexus archive.
- Former federal daycare director’s failure to report conviction upheld
Latona Lambert, director of a Georgia Air Force base daycare, was convicted for failing to report suspected child abuse. The 11th Circuit upheld her conviction, ruling she had reason to suspect mental injury based on reports of teachers cursing at toddlers and playing profane music. Teachers Zhanay Flynn and Antanesha Fritz pleaded guilty to child cruelty.
- Georgia daycare head asks 11th Circuit to scrap conviction over not reporting child abuse
Latona Lambert, a former daycare director at a Georgia Air Force base, appeals her conviction for failing to report suspected child abuse. Prosecutors argue surveillance footage and reports from a coworker indicate Lambert knew of abuse by two daycare workers, but Lambert claims the government failed to prove she had direct knowledge of the abuse.