Woman charged connected to viral child abuse video pleads guilty

A woman who was charged after a viral video circulated on social media showing a woman screaming at and hitting an infant has pleaded guilty.

Haley Marie Ryan, 21, of Harrison Twp. pleaded guilty Tuesday in Vandalia Municipal Court to one misdemeanor count of endangering a child.

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Ryan was charged after the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Dayton Police Department on Aug. 14 reported they received several notifications about the video.

The video posted on Facebook showed a woman leaning over a crib and repeatedly striking a wailing infant.

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The sheriff’s office worked with Dayton police to identify Ryan, who was arrested in Harrison Twp.

“The child is safe and in the custody of Children Services,” the sheriff’s office said.

Ryan is held on $25,000 bail in the Montgomery County Jail and is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 17.

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