Karmactive Staff
Melanie DiMarzio Sentenced to 5 Years in East Canton Daycare Infant Death
Parents who use home daycares should read this. Melanie DiMarzio was sentenced to five years in prison on October 27 after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering. The charges came from the death of an infant, Grant Simmons, at an unlicensed home daycare in East Canton, Ohio.
Judge Chryssa Hartnett of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas imposed the sentence. Grant’s mother, Melissa Williams, told reporters the sentence was not long enough. Williams has said: “It’s definitely not long enough.” DiMarzio’s attorney, Daniel Funk, said DiMarzio was remorseful. Prosecutors said the infant suffocated during a nap at the unlicensed daycare. DiMarzio is set to report to the Stark County Jail on November 9.
For parents, the case shows why checking a provider’s license matters. Before leaving a child, check the provider’s license status on your state’s child care registry.
The village went to court to stop the operation. The village obtained a temporary restraining order on March 20, according to reporting. For more on daycare safety, see our New Jersey daycare death report.
The village went to court to stop the operation from caring for more children.
What sentence did Melanie DiMarzio receive in the East Canton daycare case?
Judge Chryssa Hartnett sentenced DiMarzio to five years in prison on October 27, 2026. DiMarzio had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and endangering children in the death of the infant, Grant Simmons. DiMarzio is set to report to jail on November 9.
DiMarzio is set to report to jail on November 9. Grant’s mother has said the sentence is not long enough.
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