A day care employee at Grand Forks Air Force Base was charged with child abuse after investigators said she pushed a child down with a cart.

Court documents said a family advocacy treatment manager at the base reported suspected abuse by Donna Mae Anderson, 21, of Mekinock, N.D.

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Anderson allegedly showed "aggressive behavior" toward a 3-year-old boy on June 6, an affidavit for her arrest said. Video footage showed her grabbing the boy, forcing him to sit on her lap and grabbing his face to force him to look at her, according to court documents. She told an investigator she normally wouldn't pick the boy up like that, but was "a little irritated with him," and grabbed his face to get him to listen because he's easily distracted, the affidavit said.

Anderson then appears on video to be frustrated with the boy and intentionally hits him with a food cart to get her point across, the affidavit said. The boy stumbled backward and fell down after being hit, the report said.

Police said Anderson was deeply saddened after watching the videos and expressed regret. She said in her written statement, "I do not intend to ever act like that again."

Anderson is scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon.

If convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.