Illinois Daycare Workers Sedated Toddlers With Melatonin-Laced Gummy Bears Three workers at an Illinois daycare center were arrested after they allegedly admitted to giving young children melatonin-laced gummy bears, without their parents' permission, to get them to calm down before their nap time, according to several reports Monday. The three employees accused of the crime at the Des Plaines-based Kiddie Junction daycare were charged with two counts of endangering the life or health of a child and two counts of battery each, according to the Chicago Tribune. "This is just a horrible case of bad judgment," Des Plaines Police Chief William Kushner said. Des Plaines police said officers were called to the Kiddie Junction Daycare Center at 1619 E. Oakton St. last Friday afternoon. Melatonin is said to be a synthetic form of a naturally occurring hormone in a person’s body, produced by the pineal, which regulates circadian rhythms, that controls the b...
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