07/23/2025
⚠️Licensed Childcare Worker Arrested for Child Abuse
65yr. old Denise Webb is accused of abusing a 4yr. old boy at least three times in the last three months in Pensacola.
In The Report:
The child was in the care of Lakeview Children's Services earlier this month when a DCF investigator was alerted to the claims.
An employee of Lakeview Center says on 4/30, she witnessed Webb grab the hood of the child's jacket and pull it back. The employee says Webb restricted the child's breathing as they were gasping for air.
The employee told investigators that Webb told her, "sometimes you have to hold him like a rottweiler."
The same employee says On 05/01, the next day, she witnessed Webb grab the boy by his face and hold it down to the ground with her foot.
Two months later on 07/01, Webb is accused of striking the boy's head once on a trash can and another time on the wall of a cubicle. Employees say she also snatched the child by the ankle and lifted him where his head/shoulders were touching the ground.
In the report, the boy told investigators after the most recent incident, "that Denise was mad at him because he would not say sorry."
All things considered, there is a legal responsibility in the State of Florida to report abuse immediately.
This report states that employees witnessed abuse almost three months ago... It's not confirmed if it was ever reported at the time it occurred. We're trying to find out today why the alleged abuse went under the radar with the Dept. of Children and Families.
Webb's name no longer appears on the Families First Network website where she was employed.
Her mugshot is exempt due to the nature of her position.
