CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman from a Mattoon daycare has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after being found guilty of shaking a baby.
During the trial in July, the jury found 51-year-old Carmen Petak guilty on one count of aggravated battery of Karac Kearny. On a second charge of battery, the jury found her not guilty.
A victim impact statement was presented during the sentencing.
Petak has three years and five days credit towards her six year sentence, and she has to pay a $500 fine and assessments state court records.
