World · Middle East · 7 hrs ago
Three daycare workers charged with more than 400 alleged acts of abuse
A manager and two caregivers at a daycare in Ariel were charged with more than 400 alleged acts of abuse and assault.
The West Bank daycare cared for 17 babies and toddlers, some as young as six months.
Prosecutors say the alleged abuse included restricting children’s breathing, restraining and force-feeding them, and leaving them alone in a dark room.
They also allege that some of the acts took place in front of other children.
The defendants face charges including abuse and assault of children or other helpless people.
Prosecutors asked for the three to remain in custody until the legal proceedings are over, citing the alleged acts and the children’s ages.
The allegations are set out in an indictment, and the legal proceedings will determine what happens next.
State prosecutors charged a daycare director and two caregivers with more than 400 alleged acts of abuse and assault against 17 babies and toddlers.
The charges were filed at the Central District Court in Lod against staff at the Luchik daycare in Ariel.
The alleged victims included children as young as six months old.
Prosecutors asked the court to keep the three defendants in custody until the legal proceedings end.
The indictment describes alleged physical and psychological abuse, including restricting children’s breathing and confining them alone in a dark room.
- Who
- Daycare director Natalia Kisilevsky and caregivers Daryna Khalupa and Anna Pagelsky.
- What
- They were charged with more than 400 alleged acts of abuse and assault against 17 babies and toddlers.
- When
- The indictment was filed on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- The daycare was in Ariel, in the West Bank; the charges were filed at the Central District Court in Lod.
- Why
- Prosecutors allege the three abused and assaulted children in their care.
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- Defendants
- Natalia Kisilevsky, Daryna Khalupa and Anna Pagelsky
- Alleged acts
- More than 400
- Children
- 17 babies and toddlers
- Youngest alleged victim
- Six months old
- Daycare
- Luchik, Ariel
- Court
- Central District Court, Lod
What people are saying
Instead of being a safe, protective, and developmental environment, the daycare became a place where the toddlers lived in constant fear of the next attack.
I watched, and tears rolled down my eyes,
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