Nationwide — Shanteari Younger, a daycare proprietor from Baltimore County, Maryland, who shot her ex-husband after discovering he was sexually abusing youngsters at her daycare, has been launched from jail and is now staying at a midway home, working to rebuild her life. Based on CBS Information, Younger was arrested in July 2022 after capturing James Weems, her then-husband and a former Baltimore Metropolis police officer. The capturing occurred throughout a enterprise journey in Washington, D.C., after she confronted him about youngster abuse allegations involving children from her daycare, Lil Kidz Kastle in Owings Mills.
Weems was later convicted in 2024 of rape and sexual abuse involving a 10-year-old woman, one of many victims he abused contained in the daycare van. He was sentenced to life in jail. Younger testified in opposition to him in the course of the trial however was not allowed to inform the jury concerning the capturing incident.
Younger has served most of her four-year jail sentence, twice what prosecutors beneficial. The ruling by Choose Michael O’Keefe sparked backlash from supporters who felt the punishment was extreme. Messages of assist from Maryland and world wide helped Younger get via her sentence.
Now at a midway home in Washington, D.C., Younger mentioned she’s centered on rebuilding her life and returning to Maryland. She hopes to proceed her work elevating consciousness about youngster sexual abuse and supporting her group.
“I’m simply trying ahead to rebuilding and giving again to the group like I used to be earlier than,” she mentioned.
