A day care worker in Georgia who was charged last month for allegedly beating a 1-year-old until his face was black-and-blue was released after posting bail — and the judge who released her received a firestorm of threats.

Yvette Thurston, 54, was let go on a $44,000 bond on Aug. 16 after she was charged with three counts of first-degree child abuse and one of first-degree aggravated battery.

Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Rose-Emmons, the judge overseeing Thurston’s case, was subjected to death threats after granting the alleged abuser bond. 4

District Attorney Joe Mulholland, who is with the South Georgia Circuit, was quick to come to Rose-Emmons’ defense and condemned the threats of violence against her.

“Our office will not tolerate abuse of the children in our community, who ar

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