A 29-year-old former day care worker in Kentucky is behind bars this week for allegedly sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl who attended the facility where he worked, authorities announced. Ryan Dakota Sydnor was taken into custody on Monday and charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a victim under the age or 12, records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
According to court paperwork obtained by Law&Crime, Sydnor worked at Imaginations Abound Early Learning Center located in the 2600 block of Legends Way in Crestview Hills. The mother of the 4-year-old victim in February 2022 contacted officers with the Lakeside Park Police and allegedly told them that one of the employees at her daughter’s day care had touched her little girl inappropriately. The victim, whose name is not being released, allegedly referred to the employee as “Mr. Ryan,” who was later identified as Sydnor.
The 4-year-old victim told police that Sydnor “put his hand down her pants and inappropriately touched her,” the affidavit states.
The affidavit also states that the victim told police the inappropriate touching happened on more than one occasion in the kitchen-play area of the day care during nap time. That is allegedly the only part of the facility that is not covered by surveillance cameras.
In an interview with investigators, Sydnor allegedly denied ever touching any of the children at the day care inappropriately. He further claimed that the 4-year-old victim made him feel “...
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