Daycare Workers Drugged Children to Make Them Sleep, Parents File Class Action Lawsuit

A Cincinnati couple has commenced a class action lawsuit against a church-run daycare center that drugged children as young as two months old to make them fall asleep.

Joseph and Andrea Coleman say Covenant Apostolic Church Inc. and unnamed day care workers at the church, put the non-FDA approved dietary supplement melatonin into a Tootsie Roll and gave it their toddler. (The couple's lawyer said the child was between girl is four to six months old, but he said he could not provide additional details about the child or children of the more than 10 parents he says have contacted him.)

The drug-ations have been going on for some time, but after the church got wind of it, the two female daycare workers were fired.

The lawsuit claims negligence by the defendants and battery, saying children suffered injuries including but not limited to dizziness, grogginess, headaches, abdominal discomfort and nightmares.

The suit seeks damages in excess of $25,000.

The women also face criminal prosecution for child endangerment.

Sidebar: The Mayo Clinic says the over-the-counter melatonin helps control sleep and wake cycles.

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