Deputies say a nanny admitted to getting drunk and then using a towel to whip an 8-month-old baby girl when the child wouldn’t stop crying. Sarai Rivera, 25 of Sarasota has been charged with two counts of child abuse. She was arrested Tuesday, April 9 on the 600 block of Cattle Bridge Boulevard after deputies say she admitted abusing the 8-month-old girl and her 2-year-old brother. Rivera was arrested and charged with two counts of child abuse. She was taken to be evaluated by mental health professionals under the Baker Act after deputies say she made admissions about self harm and the “desire to die.”
