Sentenced: VA Babysitter Would Taunt & Withhold Food From Toddler

[Sugar Cookie]

A 21-year-old woman was found guilty on Tuesday for all 17 charges she faced in relation to the abuse of the child she was babysitting.

According to prosecutors, Carly Webb abused a 19-to 23-month-old child between Oct. 2023 and Jan. 2024, causing no physical injury but still engaging in abusive behavior.

The defense argued that the child was never harmed and that Webb’s actions did not show "reckless disregard for human life."

The child's parents testified that Webb was a close family friend, whom they wholly trusted with their daughter. They told the court that they packed the child meals, as well as multiple drinks each day; however, when they came home, the child acted hungry.

They testified that they saw no physical injuries, so they didn't suspect anything until Webb made an offhand comment about their daughter liking a chair so much that she sat in it for hours. They thought that was odd, so they checked their security camera and saw months of abuse.

The courtroom watched surveillance footage showing Webb yelling at the child, taunting and mocking her, withholding food, hitting her with toys, kicking, leaving her in a crib all day, and at one point, putting the sobbing child in a cardboard box.

Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney, Stacey Stickney, showed the court video of Webb concealing and throwing away food and drink meant for the child, occasionally eating the food in front of the girl. She argued that for months, on multiple days, the child was deprived of food, water or something to drink the entire day, under Webb's care.

The prosecution also showed video of Webb going back and forth to the refrigerator, as the child sat in her crib, alone. Webb, who arrived at the home between 6:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. each day as the child was sleeping, would sometimes leave the child in her bedroom until 4 p.m., once leaving the child in her crib for 21 hours.

Webb's defense attorney then argued that her actions, while "disturbing" and "abhorrent," did not meet the standard for a guilty conviction; however, the judge disagreed, finding her guilty on all counts.

Babysitter found guilty on all 17 charges in Bedford County child abuse case

A 21-year-old woman was found guilty on Tuesday for all 17 charges she faced in relation to the abuse of the child she was babysitting.

wset.com

 

[cubby]

She was working up to really hurting the baby when the neglect got so boring that she needed more to keep her attention. I cannot imagine having cameras in the house and not checking them at all.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

- A "monster" babysitter was found guilty of putting a "baby through hell" for months by denying her sustenance, physically abusing her, and even shooting her with a toy gun.

Carly Webb was sentenced March 13, 2026 to serve 12 months in jail and three years probation.

Webb, 21, was arrested after the parents of the baby she was looking after learned that she had been abusing the child in a multitude of ways for months between October 2023 and January 2024, according to courtroom reporting from WDBJ. Webb was reportedly hired by the family because she was a close friend and they completely trusted her to take care of their child.

The victim's parents said they had no idea anything was amiss until Webb made an unspecified offhand comment that prompted them to review interior security camera video that cataloged months of the babysitter's cruelty.

"When I saw the videos, I couldn't believe it," the victim's father said. "Thank God we had the cameras."

The videos reportedly showed multiple instances of disturbing behavior against the child, who was less than 2 years old at the time, including:

• Webb not providing the child food or water for upwards of 21 hours.
• Webb throwing out food the child's mother had prepared for her.
• Webb eating in front of the child, despite depriving her of food.

• Webb kicking, hitting, and taunting the child.
• Webb mocking the child as she cried.
• Webb calling the child an "effing b."
• Webb shooting the child with a toy gun as she cried.

Webb's defense attempted to argue in court that none of her actions were on the level of felony neglect or abuse, and that the situation was "mild in comparison" to situations in which abused children sustain visible injuries, suffer from malnutrition, or experience developmental delays.

'Monster' nanny 'put baby through hell' for months by starving, attacking, mocking her

A "monster" babysitter was found guilty of putting a "baby through hell" for months by denying her food, abusing her, and even shooting her with a toy gun.

wach.com

Charge: ASSAULT & BATTERY
Jail/Penitentiary: JAIL
Disposition: GUILTY
Disposition Date: 03/13/2026

Sentence Time: 12 Month(s)

Amended Charge: ASSAULT & BATTERY

Disposition: GUILTY
Disposition Date: 03/13/2026

Sentence Time: 12 Month(s)
Sentence Suspended: 12 Month(s)

Probation Type: SUPERVISED
Probation Time: 3 Year(s)

The parents are better than me because I would have beat this bitch bloody before I called the cops.

Her lawyer really worked for that check.

 

[runninfawn]

@Sugar Cookie i am with you on that one .... she would have needed an ambulence for sure ......... i wonder how her lawyer would feel if she had done that to one of his own children.... how much would he recent the lawyer who defended her so f*&*ing well especially by deminishing the harm she did to that poor baby ..... heck i feel awful about the way i have to give meds to my dog but i know that it is the only way she won't spit a pill out lol... i insert pill in a small piece of cheese, meat etc that i know she really like and ask her if she wants some ,, she will sit there looking at me while i pretend to eat some of it and by the time i give it to her she gobbles it up and i swear no part of what ever the pill is in never touches her teeth... but i do hate the look in her eyes watching me pretend, it breaks my heart, but it has to be done otherwise she would take her time and spit out the pill .... doing what she did was not only cruel but torture grrrrrrrrrrrr and i would say leaving a baby of that age in a crib or pack and play for that long a period is abandonment and also cruel, and not giving the child food or liquids for that long a period is very unhealthy for the child and worse than neglect... and that is not counting the physical abuse .. and for all that she only got 12 months but maybe 6 or 7 months served grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@Sugar Cookie i am with you on that one .... she would have needed an ambulence for sure ......... i wonder how her lawyer would feel if she had done that to one of his own children.... how much would he recent the lawyer who defended her so f*&*ing well especially by deminishing the harm she did to that poor baby ..... heck i feel awful about the way i have to give meds to my dog but i know that it is the only way she won't spit a pill out lol... i insert pill in a small piece of cheese, meat etc that i know she really like and ask her if she wants some ,, she will sit there looking at me while i pretend to eat some of it and by the time i give it to her she gobbles it up and i swear no part of what ever the pill is in never touches her teeth... but i do hate the look in her eyes watching me pretend, it breaks my heart, but it has to be done otherwise she would take her time and spit out the pill .... doing what she did was not only cruel but torture grrrrrrrrrrrr and i would say leaving a baby of that age in a crib or pack and play for that long a period is abandonment and also cruel, and not giving the child food or liquids for that long a period is very unhealthy for the child and worse than neglect... and that is not counting the physical abuse .. and for all that she only got 12 months but maybe 6 or 7 months served grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Hopefully she was placed on a child abuse registry and is banned from working with any children or vulnerable population.

 

[Blizzard]

they checked their security camera (long after the fact) and saw months of abuse.

I cannot understand why they wouldn't curiously and spontaneously check their camera system in that whole time.

 

[runninfawn]

I cannot understand why they wouldn't curiously and spontaneously check their camera system in that whole time.

well it says they were friends so she trusted her... who would think of someone that is close to you doing something that unforgivable to your child... but again where my kids were concerned i trusted only one person and that was me....