DeKalb County Day Care Workers Plead Guilty to Shocking Child Abuse Charges Affecting 13 Victims

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Three former employees of the Appletree Learning Center and Academy in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, pleaded guilty to child abuse charges during a hearing on October 18, 2023. Alexis Renee Swain, 28, received a five-year prison sentence for 29 counts of first-degree cruelty to children, while Cori Chambers, 21, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for five counts. Cassandra Artis Chambers, 56, was sentenced to one year of probation for failing to report suspected child abuse. The case involved 13 victims, with evidence showing children were physically punished and traumatized, leading to long-lasting psychological effects as detailed by child abuse experts.