A woman accused of sexually abusing children in her Ohio daycare will serve just 30 days in prison as part of a plea deal, local media reported.

Kimberly Hignite, 52, pleaded guilty Monday to 14 charges of misdemeanor child endangerment, the Columbus Dispatch and WBNS-TV reported.

According to court records, Hignite was indicted in June 2018 of multiple charges stemming from alleged abuse that took place at a daycare she ran from her home in Grove City, Ohio, the Dispatch reported.

The five counts she faced alleging sexual misconduct were either lowered or dismissed as part of the plea deal, the newspaper reported.

Police searched Hignite's home in May 2018, where they found more than 20 children being supervised by only Hignite's 71-year-old mother. Prosecutors said that multiple children had described sexual touching at the daycare, the Dispatch and WBNS-TV reported.

The children, between 7 months and 5 years old, were allegedly found strapped into car seats and unattended in various rooms. Hignite admitted she had too many children in her care but denied sexually touching any of them, the Dispatch reported.

Hignite declined to speak at the sentencing as the parents of some of the children gave testimony.

According to WBNS-TV, Hignite could have faced up to 180 days in jail for the 14 charges, but the judge accepted a recommendation from prosecutors and defense attorneys in the deal.

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