A former YMCA daycare worker accused of giving a sleep aid to young children without permission is pleading not guilty to child neglect.
Prosecutors accuse 50-year-old Annalee Nitz of giving melatonin to children under her care. Nitz has denied the allegations and claims she was giving the children raisins or craisins. She is barred from child care work and the YMCA while on bond and faces a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to nine months in jail. Trial is scheduled for March.
