{"id":2582551,"date":"2026-03-22T08:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-family-friend-found-guilty-of-child-abuse-after-toddlers-parents-noticed-offhand-comment-and-checked-security-cams\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T08:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:51:14","slug":"close-family-friend-found-guilty-of-child-abuse-after-toddlers-parents-noticed-offhand-comment-and-checked-security-cams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-family-friend-found-guilty-of-child-abuse-after-toddlers-parents-noticed-offhand-comment-and-checked-security-cams\/","title":{"rendered":"Close Family Friend Found Guilty of Child Abuse After Toddler&#8217;s Parents Noticed Offhand Comment and Checked Security Cams"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclose-family-friend-found-guilty-of-child-abuse-after-toddlers-parents-noticed-offhand-comment-and-checked-security-cams%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Bedford County, virginia, babysitter named Carly Webb was found guilty on 17 counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hateful-psaki-condemns-texas-and-floridas-policies-on-lgbtq-children\/\" title=\"\u2018Hateful\u2019: Psaki Condemns Texas And Florida\u2019s Policies On LGBTQ ...ren\">child abuse related<\/a> to mistreatment of a toddler she was hired to watch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Timeline and evidence: Teh abuse occurred from October 2023 to January 2024, when the child was about 19 to 23 months old. Security footage showed disturbing scenes, with the child sometimes going long periods without food or water. The parents, identified as Madison and tyler, testified they trusted Webb as a family friend, and only later reviewed the footage after concerns arose.The videos depicted Webb throwing away food, taunting the child, and engaging in physical and verbal abuse, including kicking and hitting, name-calling, and pretending to shoot the child with a toy gun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sentencing details (reported differently by outlets): The sentencing took place on March 13, 2026. WDBJ-TV reported Webb received 12 months in jail with three years of probation after release, with four years of a five-year felony sentence suspended and five misdemeanor assault-and-battery convictions to run concurrently.ABC 13 News reported a nine-year sentence with all but one year suspended, also with three years of probation.the article notes that the court described the case as a pattern of cruelty and neglect,while the defense argued the actions did not meet the legal standard for abuse due to the lack of visible injuries and medical findings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Courtroom commentary: Bedford County Judge James Updike stated he had never seen so much abuse on video, underscoring the severity of the case despite the defense\u2019s stance. The Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney\u2019s office described prosecuting the case aggressively from the outset.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Context: The case highlights serious concerns about childcare safety and the potential harms that can occur under trusted caregiving arrangements, reinforced by the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-arrested-and-charged-for-changing-iconic-l-a-sign-to-read-hollyboob\/\" title=\"6 Arrested And Charged For Changing Iconic L.A. Sign To Read \u2018HOLLYBOOB\u2019\">video surveillance<\/a> in documenting the abuse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Virginia woman who was found guilty on 17 charges connected with the abuse of a toddler for whom she was hired to babysit has been sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>Carly Webb will serve 12 months in jail with three years of probation after she is released, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2026\/03\/13\/sentencing-hearing-underway-babysitter-found-guilty-child-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDBJ-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Webb&rsquo;s March 13 sentencing covered one count of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-spraying-disinfectant-at-students-who-didnt-wear-masks-properly-faces-felony-child-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Florida teacher arrested for allegedly spraying disinfectant at students who didn&#039;t wear masks properly, faces felony ... ... charges\">felony child abuse<\/a>. Four years of the five-year sentence were suspended. Webb was sentenced on five misdemeanors of assault and battery, which will run concurrently with the felony sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have all left the courtroom feeling very pleased with the judge&rsquo;s ruling and the sentence that he handed down this afternoon to the defendant in this&nbsp;case,&rdquo; Deputy Commonwealth&rsquo;s Attorney Stacey Stickney said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From the very beginning, the Commonwealth&rsquo;s Attorney&rsquo;s office prosecuted this case very aggressively with both misdemeanor and felony charges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Webb had been found guilty on 17 counts in October 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdbj7.com\/2025\/10\/21\/bedford-county-babysitter-found-guilty-all-17-charges-child-abuse-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDBJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Security footage documented the abuse of the child from October 2023 to January 2024, when the child was between 19 and 23 months old. Testimony was presented by the child&rsquo;s mother, identified only as Madison, and the father, identified as Tyler.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Madison and Tyler told the court Webb was a close family friend and they trusted her completely when they hired her to watch their child,&rdquo; WDBJ reported.<\/p>\n<p>The parents said they did not review the footage until an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-whats-in-the-epstein-docs-so-far\/\" title=\"Epstein Docs: A Summary\">offhand comment made<\/a> them concerned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The state told the court the child sometimes went up to 21 hours without food or water while in Webb&rsquo;s care,&rdquo; the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The state argued that the child, due to her age, could not communicate what was happening to her,&rdquo; the station reported<\/p>\n<p>The station said that some parts of the surveillance video showed Webb throwing out food and drink that Madison had prepared for the child.<\/p>\n<p>Webb, however, often ate in front of the child.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured Webb &ldquo;kicking, hitting, or taunting her, calling her a vulgar name, like &ldquo;an effing b&rdquo; and even pretending to shoot her with a toy gun while the child cried,&rdquo; the station reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Carly Webb was handed a nine-year sentence during a hearing Friday afternoon, but all but one year was suspended. After serving her time, Webb will be on probation for three years.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IfOLEcxtO5\">https:\/\/t.co\/IfOLEcxtO5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC 13 News &ndash; WSET (@ABC13News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC13News\/status\/2032566113058402573?\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I saw the videos, I couldn&rsquo;t believe it,&rdquo; Tyler said. &ldquo;Thank God we had the cameras.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The defense said Webb&rsquo;s actions did not meet the legal standard for abuse, since &ldquo;the child never <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sustained visible injuries<\/a> and that no medical reports indicated malnutrition or developmental delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bedford County Judge James Updike, however, said that despite 47 years as a judge, he had never seen so much abuse on video and called the sitter&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;a pattern of cruelty and neglect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The March 13, 2026 ruling covered one felony count of child abuse; four years of the five-year felony term were suspended, and five misdemeanor assault-and-battery charges will run concurrently with the felony sentence. Prosecutors said the case was pursued aggressively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Webb had been found guilty on 17 counts in October 2025 based on security footage showing abuse from October 2023 to January 2024, when the child was between 19 and 23 months old. The child\u2019s mother, Madison, and father, Tyler, testified that Webb was a close family friend they trusted to watch their child. They did not review the footage until a later concern arose. The state argued the child sometimes went up to 21 hours without food or water while in Webb\u2019s care, and that the child-too young to report abuse-could not communicate what was happening. The surveillance showed Webb discarding food and drinks Madison had prepared and, in some scenes, Webb eating in front of the child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The video also allegedly showed Webb kicking, hitting, or taunting the child, using vulgar language, and even pretending to shoot her with a toy gun while the child cried. The defense contended the conduct did not meet the legal standard for abuse since there were no visible injuries or medical findings of malnutrition or delay. Bedford County Judge James Updike, while noting decades on the bench, said he had never seen as much abuse on video and described Webb\u2019s actions as a \u201cpattern of cruelty and neglect.\u201d Earlier, Webb had been given a nine-year sentence, with all but one year suspended; after serving the time, she would be on probation for three years. 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