EMMETSBURG, Iowa —

A trial date has been set for an Emmetsburg day care provider charged with child endangerment following the death of 1-year-old Sebastian Jespersen in January 2023.

Court documents show Hannah Priest's trial is set to start April 28, 2026. Priest was supposed to stand trial in April this year, but it was delayed after the defense said its forensic examiner hadn't been given enough evidence.

Priest was arrested in September 2023 after an investigation into Jespersen's January 2023 death. Jespersen was in Priest's care on Jan. 19, 2023, when he became unresponsive and an ambulance was called. He was transported to a Des Moines hospital, where he died a few days later.

An autopsy determined Jespersen's cause of death was "brain trauma consistent with inflicted trauma,

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