Gillette Doctor Reports Toddler Severely Scalded, Bruised In Babysitter’s Care

A Gillette babysitter is facing up to 10 years in prison on allegations that a 2-year-old boy was severely scalded and bruised while in her care.

Raeanna Sams, 24, is out of jail on a surety bond and scheduled to attend a Jan. 23 preliminary hearing in Gillette Circuit Court.

Campbell County deputy attorney Daniel Reade charged her last Tuesday with one count of felony child abuse.

The evidentiary affidavit says a doctor called the Gillette Police Department to report that he suspected child abuse in the case of a scalded, blistering, bruised toddler who appeared in the emergency room the afternoon of Nov. 16.

The toddler’s parents said the boy had been in the care of Sams, sister-in-law to the child’s father.

Later, the boy was life-flighted to a burn center, court documents say.

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