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WUSA-TV, Washington, D.C

MANASSAS, Va. -- A former Virginia day care worker was found guilty last week of multiple charges of child abuse after she mistreated toddlers in what a prosecutor called a "baby fight club."

On Wednesday, Sarah Jordan was convicted of seven felony charges and six misdemeanor charges after prosecutors say she abused and neglected toddlers in her care at the Minnieland Academy Day Care Center in Woodbridge, Va.

The series of abuses, which including spraying water at scared children and encouraging them to fight, happened over an eight-month period in 2013, and traumatized what were mostly one and two-year-old children.

Parents WUSA-TV spoke to after the verdict were overcome with tears of joy. Blake Buckner had a son that was placed under Jordan's care and said he was forced to fight in what prosecutors described as a "baby fight club."

"The teacher was making him the class bully made to fight. It was hard to hold back tears, emotional, it was very deep," Buckner said.

Social Services reported that Jordan, along with then-fellow employee Kierra Spriggs, tortured kids who were afraid of water by spraying a hose in their faces on full blast, fed the children flaming hot Cheetos and called one girl ugly, among other incidents.

According to state documents, Jordan and Spriggs physically and emotionally abused the children for entertainment.

"It pissed me off. She knows what she did. Justice has prevailed," Buckner said.

Jordan faced a total of 39 charges of abuse, including felony charges. She was denied bond after the verdict.

Jordan faces a maximum of 41 years in prison when she is sentenced in May.

Spriggs is accused of similar mistreatment. She is a scheduled three-week jury trial in February.

At least eight parents have hired attorney James McCoart III and are considering a civil lawsuit against Minnieland. After Wednesday's verdict, McCoart issued the following statement: