Former Indiana Day Care Director Sentenced for Unauthorized Melatonin Use on Children

Tonya Rachelle Voris receives a six-month jail term after pleading guilty to giving melatonin gummies to children without parental consent.

Tonya Rachelle Voris, former director of Kidz Life Childcare Ministry in Cumberland, Indiana, was sentenced to six months in jail for administering melatonin gummies to children aged 1 to 4 without their parents' consent.
Voris pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts of neglect of a dependent and six misdemeanor counts of reckless supervision by a child care provider.
The unauthorized administration of melatonin began in December 2022, initially at the request of one parent, before being extended to other children without consent.
Parents reported side effects in their children, including difficulty sleeping, irritability, headaches, and in one case, a skin rash.
Following the incident, Voris, who now resides in Dade City, Florida, was taken into custody to serve her sentence.