An Ohio daycare worker pleaded not guilty on Monday after being arrested for raping a baby, the New Republic reported.
Heather Koon, 25, was arrested on Friday for two counts of rape. After officials began investigating her boyfriend -- a registered sex offender -- they claim to have discovered a video of an assault of her computer.
Authorities were checking up on Koon's boyfriend, James Osborn, 34, on Thursday. He is still on probation following a 2010 conviction of pandering child pornography.
Osborn was arrested for living at Koon's house as opposed to his registered address and a probation violation which led investigators to obtain a search warrant, eventually guiding police to the video that shows Koon "engaging in sexual conduct with an unknown infant child."
Dan Wightman, Koon's lawyer, denied the allegations against his client.
"She says it is definitely not her," Wightman said. "She's a young girl, she's 25. I just don't think it is what they (sheriff's department) are saying it is."
He added Koon, who worked at ABC Kidz Childcare in Elyria, has no criminal history and is being unfairly judged before getting a shot and proving her innocence. Wrightman stated her Facebook account is already receiving violent messages from strangers.
Koon's preliminary court hearing is set for Oct. 15 and her bail was set at $2 million bond.
Osborn is also being held without bond after police found images of child pornography on his phone. His attorney, Mike Duff, said his client did not take the pictures himself and only downloaded them. He also denies any involvement to Koon's video.
In his first case, Obstorn avoided serving time in prison and was sentenced to five years of community control, which includes registering as a sex offender, paying fines, and not using the Internet. If he is convicted of his probation violation, he could be sent to jail.
Although the daycare's attorney said Koon passed a background check, the facility had been cited previously for records and safety violations including failing to request the criminal records of two staff members, improperly storing medications, placing infants in unapproved sleep positions, and allowing hazardous conditions, such as failing to anchor a television accessible to preschoolers, according to state records.
However, the records say that all concerns were partially or fully addressed.
