An Oakdale day-care operator is accused of locking three children without shoes or jackets in an outdoor shed last winter.
The charges allege 43-year-old Jennifer Lynn Goldetsky put the children in the shed because two social workers were waiting at her door and she had too many children in her care.
Goldetsky is charged with two counts of child endangerment and two counts of child neglect.
Her attorney, Pamela Cecchini, tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press her client is innocent.
According to the complaint, the social workers made an unannounced visit to Goldetsky's day care last February.
A mother who had arrived to drop off her daughter says she saw Goldetsky go into the backyard with three boys. The complaint says Goldetsky returned to the house without the boys.
Then she shouldered her weapon and fired away.
The 29-year-old Malaysian woman finished well down the list at Saturday's 10-meter air rifle event but attracted some attention for competing while eight months pregnant.
Though the record books contain no such category, officials believe she is farther along in her pregnancy than any other woman ever to participate in the Olympics.
An accomplished marksman, Mohd Taibi qualified for the 2012 London Games in late winter. Both her doctor and her husband — a policeman — encouraged her to make the trip barely a month before her due date.
"I only feel pain when I walk too much. Sometimes I forget that I'm pregnant," she said, adding: "I'm quite stubborn."
Rifle shooting does not involve much movement. To the contrary, competitors stand as still as possible. If anything, the added weight gives Mohd Taibi a lower center of gravity.
But a growing baby bump isn't so good for the stiff leather suits that shooters wear. That required some tailoring.
"There's one person in Malaysia who can do all of the jackets," she said. "I just sent it to him and said, 'Make it bigger.'"
At the Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday, eight of her 40 shots missed the mark and she failed to make it out of qualifying. Americans Jamie Gray and Sarah Scherer advanced, ultimately placing fifth and seventh, respectively.
- Jul 30 Mon 2012 10:31
Day care operator accused of locking kids in shed
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