Prior Lake daycare teacher charged with abusing 6 children
A Prior Lake daycare teacher, Rachel Lowe, 36 of New Prague, is charged with six counts of malicious punishment of a child after surveillance video allegedly showed her striking six children.[1]
The footage from New Creations Child Care & Learning allegedly shows Lowe striking, slapping, pulling hair and grabbing children between July 9 and July 17, 2026.[1]
Police were alerted on July 22 by a parent whose child reported being grabbed.[1] The daycare fired Lowe after reviewing the footage and said she had no prior disciplinary actions on record there.[1]
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- Rachel Lowe, 36, of New Prague is charged in Scott County with six counts of malicious punishment of a child.
- Surveillance video from New Creations Child Care & Learning in Prior Lake allegedly shows Lowe striking, slapping, pulling hair and grabbing children between July 9 and July 17, 2026.
- Police were alerted on July 22 by a parent whose child reported being grabbed, and the daycare subsequently fired Lowe, who had no prior disciplinary actions on record there.
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August 18, 2026